# WeSurf Ep.2 - Fernando Pires

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Podcast: [WeSurf BIPOC Surf Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wesurf-bipoc-surf-talk-5497431)
Published: 2022-08-22T02:07:43+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3667

## Resource

On this episode of WeSurf, Nigel and Kwame sit with local legend, Fernando Pires. Fernando grew up surfing on vibrant beaches of Rio de Janeiro and worked for a board maker there as a teenager before moving to New York City at age 20. He eventually realized there was surf here and moved out to the Rockaways in the early 80's. In the 1990s he opened the Secret Spot surf shop and began collecting surfboards over the years. His dream was to open a surfing museum stocked with the dozens of classic boards he has collected from all over the world. Nigel and Kwame discuss with Fernando the changes over the years in Rockaway, The forgotten art of jumping off the jetties into the lineup, his collection of boards, the surf museum and so much more. to know Fernando is to know a bit of Rockaway surf history. We hope you enjoy... The Swell Season Podcast is recorded by The NewsStand Studio at Rockefeller Center in the heart of Manhattan and is distributed by The Swell Season Surf Radio Network. www.swellseasonsurfradio.com Cover Photo: Mark Kauzlarich/The New York Times Music: Artist: Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Song: Doralice Album: Getz / Gilberto

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