Brazilian Surfer Sets New World Record For Riding The Largest Wave

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A surfer from Brazil set a new world record for riding the largest wave ever at more than 80-feet!

For his incredible ride, surfer Rodrigo Koxa also scooped up the big prize at Saturday's "Big Wave" awards in Santa Monica, California.

He rode that record-breaking wave in November 2017 in Portugal, beating the previous record of 78-feet set by Garrett McNamara in 2011.

Brazilian surfer Rodrigo Koxa broke the world record for the highest wave ever surfed, during a session in Nazare, Portugal, according to the World Surf League pic.twitter.com/v6YB9MVmnf
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Roxa was "totally stoked" as surfers say to receive his award.