Brett Simpson (USA) during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Brett Simpson (USA) rotates through an air reverse in Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) arrives on the beach after winning the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) winner of the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Brett Simpson (USA) throws an air during the Semifinals.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) goes for the rotation.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) drifts the fins.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) does a turn during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) well above the lip in the Final.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) mid-rotation during the Final.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) during the Semifinals.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) sends some spray off the wave.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) launches an enormous air in the Final.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) takes flight in Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA), boosting during the Semifinals at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) hits the lip during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) does a bottom turn during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) goes vertical.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) smashes the lip in the Semifinals.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) during the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal Final.
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Italo Ferreira of Brazil preparing for the Final.
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Italo Ferreira winning the Quarterfinals.
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Italo Ferreira winning his Quarterfinal heat over Gabriel Medina.
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Jeremy Flores eliminated in the Quarterfinals by local wildcard Vasco Ribeiro.
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Vasco Ribeiro winning his Quarterfinal heat.
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Italo Ferreira to the sky in the Quarters.
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Gabriel Medina was eliminated in the Quarterfinals.
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Frederico Morais (PRT), finding a corner in the Quarterfinals at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira and Filipe Toledo of Brazil are runner-up and first-place in Portugal, respectively.
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Brett Simpson (USA), taking cover in his Quarterfinal heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Brett Simpson (USA), getting some face time at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal, during his QF heat.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA) hacked up a righthander at Supertubos during Round 5 at the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. He defeated rookie Keanu Asing.
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Wildcard Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), heading out to his Round 5 heat against Michel Bourez (PYF). He went on to defeat Bourez.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), breaking out a deep bottom turn in tricky conditions during Round 5, Heat 4 at Supertubos.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), surfing to a win in his Round 5 heat at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) narrowly defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS) in their Quarterfinal matchup at Supertubos.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) after winning his Round 5 heat over Michel Bourez (PYF).
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Frederico Morais (PRT), on his way out to his Quarterfinal heat against Brett Simpson (USA).
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Joel Parkinson (AUS) took flight during his Quarterfinal heat against Filipe Toledo, but it wasn't enough to win.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) getting some rare tube time during Round 5 at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) found some clean face to work with during his Quarterfinal heat against Joel Parkinson (AUS) at Supertubos.
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Filipe Toledo (BRA) surfed his way through Quarterfinal 1 at Supertubos Friday, where he defeated Joel Parkinson (AUS).
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), doing his best to find some alone time before his Round 5 heat at the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Michel Bourez (PYF) making the most of a left at Supertubos in Round 5.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), surfing to a win in Round 5 at the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Empty wave at Supertubos on the second-to-last day of the waiting period for the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro.
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Tube time was tough to come by Friday at Supertubos, but Joel Parkinson (AUS) scored in Quarterfinal 1.
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Joel Parkinson (AUS), racing down the line in his Quarterfinal heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal. He went on to suffer defeat at the hands (and feet) of Filipe Toledo).
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Filipe Toledo (BRA), tearing his way to a Semifinal win at Supertubos.
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Brett Simpson (USA) got vertical on finals day of the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Frederico Morais (PRT) in the Quarters at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Filipe Toledo, jogging out to his Quarterfinal heat against Joel Parkinson at Supertubos.
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The conditions were heavy and unpredictable during Round 5 and the Quarters of the 2015 Portugal contest.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) found some float on finals day at Supertubos.
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Brett Simpson (USA), hacking up a lefthander at Supertubos in his QF matchup.
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Brett Simpson (USA), tearing into a left at Supertubos in the Quarterfinals.
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Gabriel Medina during Round 5, in which he defeated Keanu Asing.
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Frederico Morais (PRT) came close to winning his Quarterfinal heat at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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An empty, frothy wave at Supertubos Friday, on the second-to-last day of the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro waiting period.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) in Semifinal 2 at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Keanu Asing, making the most of tricky conditions during Round 5.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), going vertical in his Round 5 against rookie Keanu Asing during the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Keanu Asing (HAW), taking on the lip -- and the drop -- in his Round 5 heat against Gabriel Medina.
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Filipe Toledo congratulates Italo Ferreira after their matchup in the Final.
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Filipe Toledo winning the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Italo Ferreira of Brasil preparing for the final
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Filipe Toledo
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Brett Simpson checks the conditions before the Semifinals.
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Gabriel Medina eliminated in the Quarterfinals.
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Filipe Toledo heads out for the Final.
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Gabriel Medina losing in the Quarterfinals with a broken board.
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Vasco Ribeiro of Portugal
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Gabriel Medina found a rare gem in Round 5 at the Rip Curl Pro Portugal to win over Keanu Asing.
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Keanu Asing during Round 5. Despite waves like this, he lost to Gabriel Medina.
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Vasco Ribeiro winning his Round 5 heat over Michel Bourez at the Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
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Vasco Ribeiro (BRA) winning his Round 5 heat at the Moche Ripcurl Pro Portugal.
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Kolohe Andino, winner of the 2015 Portuguese Wave Series Cascais Trophy.
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Italo Ferreira (BRA) Peniche Portugal 15
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An empty, frothy wave at Supertubos Friday, on the second-to-last day of the 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro waiting period.
Photos of 2015 Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal