with brazilian adriano de souza making a name for himself in the asp rankings, the sport is becoming increasingly popular.

in the past, the prestigious billabong rio pro  cmpetition took place at barra da tijuca, with de souza narrowly beaten in the final by jordy smith from south africa. the asp world tour was hosted in rio de janeiro in 2011, before having spent the last eight years in santa catarina in the south of brazil.  

for readers interested in finding out more about any particular sport in rio de janeiroincluding where to best practice it, and through what establishments, we have a more detailed section here.