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Earlier this week, half-superhero, half-surfer Carlos Burle of Brazil surfed a + foot wave (believed to be the largest wave surfed), and this was after saving the life of his fellow surfer and friend Maya Gabeira.

This occurred at the same stretch of Portuguese beach where Garrett McNamara rode a similar record-breaking wave back in January. While McNamara's wave was undeniably impressive, Burle's skirmish with mother nature is believed to have been even larger.

Carlos Burle visited the Portuguese coastal city of Praia do Norte for the sole purpose of riding a monster wave.

This location is notorious for producing monstrous breaks during storms, and with Saint Jude rolling through the region, this seemed like the perfect time for Burle to play chicken with mother nature.

Before Burle even rode the + foot wave, though, he rescued Maya Gabeira, who was knocked unconscious while surfing the same wa