"Australia's Going To Dominate:" Turbulent Waters Ahead For Brazilian Storm

If you ask people who know a lot more about World Tour surfing than us, the Brazilian Storm looks like it’s petering out. 

“In my view, it’s going to be at least a 10-year gap (of Brazilian world champions), maybe longer,” Luiz ‘Pinga’ Campos - the man largely credited as the godfather of the Brazilian Storm - told a podcast recently.

Campos is the man who discovered and nurtured the talent of Adriano De Souza, Jadson Andre, and Italo Ferreira in his role as Oakley team manager. He...