Surfer dies: Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died off the coast of Portugal on Thursday. “The Portuguese Surfing Federation regrets the tragic death, in Nazaré, of Brazilian surfer Márcio Freire,’ the statement read. Freire was one of three Brazilian surfers who were dubbed “Mad Dogs” after conquering the giant wave “Jaws” in Hawaii, Reuters reported. “Today we lost a great man, a very good friend and a legendary surfer, Marcio Freire,” sports Fred Pompermayer wrote in an Instagram post. I never made money from surfing,” Freire told the podcast “Let’s Surf” in an interview late last year.

Source: New York Times January 07, 2023 17:00 UTC