Silvana Lima has lived up to the hype and won her first WQS title at the Billabong Surf ECO Festival on Saturday plus £4000. The Brazilian beat current WQS number one, Aussie super grom Sally Fitzgibbons, who won £2000, in a heated final at the Praia do Forte, north of Bahia, event as the waves picked up from 4 to 8.5 feet in the last few seconds of the heat. Men's number 4, fellow Brazilian Adriano de Souza, then went on to win the male event after a tough final heat on Sunday.
Go to the official ASP World tour news page for a full report, and check out www.surfecofestival.com.br and www.billabong.com.br for videos and photos of the event.
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