Originally Posted by
newyorkgeorge
I have to laugh, there is a tee shirt shop I always visit that is at the intersection of Arpoador and the Copa. Last time there were these two young surfers working there that heard the Rockaways in NYC was the ultimate for surfing.
You must be talking about one of the shops at Galeria River (
http://galeriariver.com.br/site/).
I have lived most of my life near this neighborhood: sunsets from Arpoador can be really spectacular and Galeria River is a center for Beach wear, but the waves in Brazil (and at Arpoador in particular) are not the best for surfing, to say the least. Most surfers there spend most of their time sitting on their boards, not surfing.