After hosting the world’s best surfers for the past eight years, 2011 will see the ASP World Tour transition from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro for what is rapidly developing into one of the biggest surfing events in history.
In addition to the relocation of the event to the exciting and enthusiastic sporting city of Rio, the Billabong Rio Pro is making surfing history with an unprecedented prize purse of US$500,000 for the men and a record-breaking US$120,000 prize purse for the ladies.
Pre-empting the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, ASP International and Billabong are bringing the world’s best surfers to Rio de Janeiro in 2011, capitalizing on the fervent sporting community and increased national focus on professional surfing.
Barra da Tijuca will serve as the main site for the Billabong Pro Rio 2011, utilising its consistent and rippable beachbreaks as a base for the world’s best surfers to push the boundaries of high-performance. The historic lefthand pointbreak of Praia da Arpoador will serve as the secondary site, and the protected beachbreaks of Canto do Recreio will be called upon should the winds not cooperate with the two former.
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