B r a z i l

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A S o n g

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Design, Illustration & Art Direction by

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Editor in Chief | Taylor PaulManaging Editor | Beau FlemisterEditor at Living Large | Chas SmithAssistant Editor | Nate ZollerPhoto Editor | Peter TarasAssociate Photo Editor | Jimmy WilsonArt Director | Chato AganzaAssociate Art Director | Noa EmbersonOnline Editor | Jason Miller

P h o t o g r a p h e r s

Tom CareyCorey WilsonNoa Emberson

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Surfing Magazine

B r a z i l

I s

A S o n g

About A Song

The next few days were a blur. Rio passing by me in waves of sound and color. I stare blankly up at a sun kissed mountain with the Cristo Redentor holding watch over this sprawling city. The large, white Jesus winks at me and says, bem-vindo. Coco-nut in hand, straw in mouth, I do not reply.

I walk up and down the streets, capturing anything that catch-es my eye. Your eye gets caught and stays caught in Rio. Thick jungle transitions to bustling city which transitions to break-ing sea. Green to gray to blue. Why am I here, again? Something about a magazine. Something about inspiration. Something about a song…

I dance. I sing. I eat and drink and fall in love. With strangers. I make new friends. I invent sign language. I paddle and party and glide through the sky. I push a button. I sketch a scene. I hum along to something I’ve never heard before.

—Noa Emberson

Foreword

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Mitch Coleborn.

photo: tom carey

When hearts were entertained in JuneWe stood beneath an amber moonAnd softly whispered, “some day soon”“Brazil” — Ary Barroso

Brazil

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Hap-pi-

ness is a

crazy tHing But it’s also so delicate

And because it’s so delicate

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I always treat it very wellI always treat it very well“A Felicidade” — Tom Jobim

photos: noa emberson

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e tenho uma nêga chamada Tereza“Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

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sou fla-mengo

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Mitch Coleborn

photo: tom carey

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the girl from Ipanema goes walking

tall and tan and young and lovely,

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Thiago “Shrimpy” Camarão.

photos: tom carey

And when she passes, each one she passes goes - ahhhhhh“The Girl From Ipanema” — Jobim/Moraes

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Yes I would give my heart gladly,

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oooH, But i watcH Her so sadly

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But each day, when she walks to the seaShe looks straight ahead, not at me…“The Girl From Ipanema” — Jobim/Moraes

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Mitch Crews.

photo: tom carey

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moro num país tropical

Abençoado por Deus…

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Mitch Coleborn.

photos: tom carey

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Mitch Coleborn.

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...E bonito por naturezaMas que beleza“Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

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everyBody knows

tHat our cities were

Built to Be destroyed

photos: corey wilson

But I know she was born to do every-thing wrong with all of that“Maria Bethania” — Caetano Veloso

You get annoyed, you buy a flat, you hide behind the mat

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Eh! My brother, bring me

Yemanjá for meNever before were there seen

As many fish as this“Arrastão” — Vinicius de Moraes

going into tHe endless sea

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Michael Dunphy.

photo: tom carey

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Apenas só tem o direitoA salário de fome e uma vida normal“Eu Sou Favela” — Seu Jorge

porque para o po-

Bre, não tem outro

jeito

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Don’t fight the moon, the stars above and don’t fight me

don‘t try to figHt

tHe rising sea

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The wave is on its way to beJust catch the wave don’t be afraid of loving me“Wave” — Tom Jobim

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floating on36

the silence that surronds us… “Corcovado” — Tom Jobim photo: noa emberson

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Mitch Coleborn.

photo: tom carey

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Mais que demaisVocê é linda simOnda do mar do amor“Voce e Linda” — Caetano Veloso

linda

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Torrey Meister.

photo: tom carey

Mais que demaisVocê é linda simOnda do mar do amor“Voce e Linda” — Caetano Veloso

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Torrey Meister.

photo: tom carey

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And tried to fight with meWhat trouble, but I don’t mind!My man conquers me, he captivates me – he’s the one“Camisa Amarela” — Ary Barroso

and He snored a week, woke up in a Bad mood

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Um dia feliz que chegou“Manha de Carnaval” — Bonfa/Maria

Manha tao bonita, Manha

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sHe’s my girl

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photos: corey Wilson

and i’m Her Boy

Pois eu sonheiE acordei pensando nela“A Minha Menina” — Jorge Ben

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E eu sou o menino dela“A Minha Menina” — Jorge Ben

ela minHa menina

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Jean da Silva.

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and a window tHat looks out to corcovado

Oh, how lovely… “Corcovado” — Tom Jobim

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There is Carnival, Tem Carnaval “Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

in feB-ruary, em fe-vereiro

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Raoni Monteiro.

photo: tom carey

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Nate Yeomans.

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oi! vem cá,

Deixa eu te perguntar uma coisa,Você está com fome?“Kilo” — Bonde do Rolê

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Here you will eat really wellReeeeeeally well“Kilo” — Bonde do Rolê

come Here guy

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Chris Ward.

photo: tom carey

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Ball peddler.

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Gabriel Medina.

photo: corey wilson

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Evan Geiselman.

photo: tom carey

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I see Rio de JaneiroI’m dying of longing

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my soul sings

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I see Rio de JaneiroI’m dying of longing

Rio, your seaBeach without endRio, you were made for me“Samba do Avião” — Tom Jobim

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photo: corey wilson

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When twilight beams the skies aboveRecalling thrills of our loveThere’s one thing I’m certain of… photo: tom carey photo: noa emberson

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…Return I willTo old Brazil“Brazil” — Ary Barroso

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“Brazil” — Ary Barroso

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“A Felicidade” — Tom Jobim

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“Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

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“The Girl From Ipanema” — Jobim/Moraes

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“Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

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“Maria Bethania” — Caetano Veloso

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“Wave” — Tom Jobim

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“Corcovado” — Tom Jobim

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“Voce e Linda” — Caetano Veloso

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“Manha de Carnaval” — Bonfa/Maria

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“A Minha Menina” — Jorge Ben

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“Corcovado” — Tom Jobim

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“Pais Tropical” — Jorge Ben

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“Kilo” — Bonde do Rolê

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“Samba do Avião” — Tom Jobim

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“Brazil” — Ary Barroso

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