Surfing locations in Brazil

municipality of Pará state, Brazil

thumb|260px|Arpoador rock thumb|260px|Arpoador beach seen from Arpoador rock 260px|thumb|Ipanema seen from Arpoador Arpoador (literally, the harpoon thrower) is a region located on the southern zone of the city Rio de Janeiro, in a small peninsula between Ipanema and Copacabana. Part of its territory belongs to the neighbourhood of Ipanema, and part to Copacabana.

thumb|Pororoca near the mouth of the Araguari River (Amapá)|Araguari River, seen from an airplane The Pororoca (, ) is a tidal bore, with waves up to high that travel as much as inland upstream on the Amazon River and adjacent rivers. It occurs at the mouth of the river where its waters meet the Atlantic Ocean. It can be observed from the islands Marajó and Caviana, and in various rivers of the state Pará.

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