Watch the insane moment a Brazilian surfer rides a world record-breaking 80-foot wave

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This is the incredible moment a Brazilian surfer rode the biggest wave ever recorded.

Rodrigo Koxa claimed the major prize at the Big Wave Awards in California after breaking the world record - surfing a 24.28m (80ft) swell.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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