the world surf league - wsl is an organization that was created in 1976 with the aim of celebrating and spreading the water sport, offering a platform for those interested to stay connected with other surfing enthusiasts - wsl invites surfers to partake in global events, providing a live broadcast of each competition and other inside footage, news, and even a complete ranking.

one of these events is rio pro which takes place in the marvelous city, and attracts some of the best athletes within the sport to come and show of their incredible and unique talent - many of the top surfers and winners from these annual competitions are brazilians, with three particular men being known as the brazilian storm seeing as they are highly-skilled, which includes gabriel medina, filipe toledo, and adriano de souza.

rio women pro is the same competition but for female competitors, also held in the city of rio - both of these competitions are sponsored by the prefeitura of rio de janeiro and secretaria de esporte, lazer e juventude, in addition to private businesses, which in 2016 was oi, a national telecommunications company.