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The Poorest Man In Brazil Just Won The First Ever Gold Medal In Olympic Surfing

A styrofoam cooler? God that's cool. I mean it's tragic and sad and terrible, but it's cool. Surfers in general are some of the coolest people on the planet. And that's not just because of their hair, it's because of their lifestyle. They are a living, walking, embodiment of the word "headie." Regardless, the fact that Italo grew up surfing on one of these...

And somehow made it to the Olympics is absurd. Also, how is this the first year surfing is included in the games? I feel like it's one of the most difficult sports to master based solely on the fact that if you screw up bad enough you drown. Anyway, here's Italo's reaction after finding out he won the gold…

His hometown was also going NUTS at 4:00 AM local time after hearing the news…

Awesome stuff. Check out Italo's Instagram if you want to see more of his actual surfing. The guy shreds.