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In 2016, surfer, world champion, John John Florence was the highest paid. The Hawaiian earned US$ 6.1 million in the year, around R$ 21 million. Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina earned US$5.5 million in 2016, or approximately R$19 million. The record for the longest natural wave ever ridden is 37 minutes on a pororoca, a tidal wave on the Amazon River. The record for the largest number of people surfing on a single board is 66. In 2015, all these people climbed on a huge board of about 13 meters and 600 kilos in Huntington Beach, California. They were standing for 12 seconds.