By joaoparmagnani on Skatehive
The following photo session was captured on Vitória Island, Espírito Santo, more precisely around Curva da Jurema, Praia do Canto, Ilha do Frade, and Praia de Camburi. Photographer Bernardo Martins Xavier documented João Parmagnani gliding across the bay on his 9’4” Diamond longboard, shaped by Maze Surf Crafts. Known for swimming, canoeing, and fishing, Vitória Bay has always seemed like an unlikely place for surfing. Being a semi-enclosed cove expanded by landfills, waves rarely gather enough power to be ridden. And yet, on rare days, when micro-swells and refractions align in near-mystical ways, the bay reveals its secrets currents that dance with the improbable. And yes, the island hides a few secret slabs. Quiet, elusive ones, like the legendary 2012 — a classic blue-plated right-hander that breaks offshore, almost in open ocean, off Praia de Camburi between Vitória and Vila Velha. There are also smaller reef patches near coastal islets, fleeting tubes, and refracted waves threadi