such contests are generally concentrated around itauna beach, and range from regional bouts to world-class events such as the annual saquarema prime, alternately hosted by coca-cola, powerade and quicksilver, which the world surf league - wsl can utilize to select the top ten surfers in the world.

each year, typically around the month of june, a festive meeting called saqua moto rock (saqua motrocycle rock), unites motorcycle specialists and enthusiasts from all around brazil - the event lasts three days, and in 2015 was attended by more than 350 international motorcycle clubs, including a number from paraguay, uruguay and argentina.

a key demographic at these events are moto-visitors, those who use their motorcycles as a way of exploring new landscapes and territories with exhilarating speed and the wind in the hair - there are also many avid rock fans amongst the attendants.