Joao Chianca

From The Peaks Of Nazaré To The Barrels Of Teahupo'o, This Is The Best Of Red Bull Surfing 2019

In 2019, Red Bull Surfing circled the planet many times over, chasing the best surfers and the best waves to bring you some of the most memorable surfing moments of the here. We've tried our best to back them all into the edit you now have before you. We hope you enjoy it — and here's to plenty of epic waves in 2020.

Pipeline Opens Up The North Shore Winter Season In Firing Fashion | Sessions

Filmmaker Ryan Moss takes us inside the firing lines during the first proper Pipe swell of the season. The Northern Hemisphere winter is without doubt the most exiting time on the surfing calendar. Whether it's crazy swells broadsiding Nazaré in Portugal, the twin world title showdowns taking place on Maui and Oahu, or the sheer lunacy of the Big Wave World Tour event at Jaws, one thing that's never lacking is powerful surf and the most prestigious wave on the planet is still Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.

Rio Turns Up The Fun For The World's Best Surfers | No Contest Ep5

From West Oz, the men and women of the WSL World Tour set off for the other side of the world and the polar opposite surf destination to Margaret River: Rio de Janeiro. STAB's Ashton Goggan's gets a lesson in Brazilian surf culture from Moist Magazine publisher Steven Allain, then heads to the beach just in time for one of the days of the winter at a seriously pumping right-hander. For the pros — we're looking at you Wade Carmichael — Rio is the place where you're a bonafide celebrity. The cameras don't stop popping and the crowds have no limit. You don't want to miss this exclusive peak behind the curtains of the Oi Rio Pro. Next stop is the J-Bay Open!

Highlights: Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro, Finals Day

Highlights: Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro, Day 6

Lucas "Chumbo" Chianca Takes On Giant Stormy Nazaré | Sessions

When Winter Storm Helena brought stormy, giant waves to Nazaré, Brazilian big-wave surfing phenom, Lucas "Chumbo" Chianca, was ready to charge.

February's Winter Storm Helena – which slammed into Northern Spain and Portugal with hurricane-force winds and rain that caused landslides and blizzard conditions – was just the kind of on-the-edge-of-crazy storm that big wave surfers like Lucas 'Chumbo' Chianca, his younger brother João, and Carlos Burle are constantly on the hunt for.