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"\"\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style=\\\"font-size:130%;\\\"&gt;If you happened to watch a webcast or two from the tour last year, or &lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/video\\/filipe-toledo-europe\\/\\\"&gt;his latest Europe edit&lt;\\/a&gt;, then there is no denying that Filipe Toledo is the best 18 year old surfer on the planet.&lt;\\/strong&gt; Seriously \\u2014 name a better one. But what\\u2019s the youngest buck on tour do in his spare time during the gap? Why, diversifying his portfolio, for one. \\u2018Cause if you missed him on the Web, you might still catch a glimpse of Fileeps on Brazilian national TV.  &lt;strong&gt;\\u2014Beau Flemister&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SURFING: What\\u2019s the most interesting thing that\\u2019s happened to you over the break?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;FILIPE:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Well, I\\u2019ve been doing a lot of interviews and filming for a TV show in Brazil on Globo [Brazil\\u2019s largest network]. It\\u2019s basically a reality show and they sent us to Costa Rica with some other Brazilian pro surfers and celebrities. &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Like, a Survivor-type deal, or Real World situation?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNo, they split us all into two teams, yellow and red, and we would challenge each other. Well, surf against each other, I mean. Alejo Muniz and Miguel Pupo were there, and then they teamed us up with more non-surfer celebrities like Flavio Canto, who is a famous jiu jitsu fighter. It was really cool and should be airing in March.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Whoa, so you\\u2019ll be a TV star soon?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n[Laughs] Maybe. We didn\\u2019t get paid or anything like most stars, we more just did it for the publicity. But the island they sent us to was so beautiful and Globo paid for our stay. We got to dive around and the food was good, too.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tell me about New Years \\u2014 isn\\u2019t it usually pretty nuts in Brazil?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nYeah, every New Years is a big deal and this year, because of World Cup coming in June, it was especially busy. You could just tell that June is going to be crazy, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The airports were all packed, traffic jams, but in most towns in Brazil on New Years, there are these huge free music shows on the beaches that you can go to. I did that with some friends and just stayed out till dawn at the beach parties.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No girlfriend?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNope, just single. Much better. [laughs, maniacally]&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read or watch anything cool in your spare time?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nYeah, I read a book called Unstoppable. It\\u2019s about this Aussie guy, Nic Vujicic, that was born with no arms or legs and he surfs! It\\u2019s unbelievable. He travels around the world and gives motivational speeches about how he can do things without limbs. Really, really cool.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you surf with any of the other Brazilians on tour that live near you?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNot really, actually. Gabriel Medina lives, like two hours away from me, Alejo is kinda close. But I surf with a lot of Brazilian pros that maybe you haven\\u2019t heard of [laughs]. Like, they compete on a Brazilian South American tour and make money that way. But man, the waves have been bad at home lately. I had hurt my ankle playing soccer in Hawaii and it\\u2019s given me time to heal, so that\\u2019s good. It feels a lot better now and I can land stuff good again. Plus, I\\u2019ll be ready for the two 6-stars in Australia that I\\u2019ll do before the first \\u2018CT event. Before that I\\u2019m gonna go to California and pick up some new boards for the tour, and maybe surf Lowers if there\\u2019s any waves.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;iframe src=\\\"\\/\\/player.vimeo.com\\/video\\/86060638?color=ff0179\\\" width=\\\"1000\\\" height=\\\"563\\\" frameborder=\\\"0\\\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\\/iframe&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Off Season is a series on surfingmagazine.com detailing how five of your favorite surfers are bridging the gap between the 2013 and 2014 WCT.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span itemprop=\\\"video\\\" itemscope itemtype=\\\"http:\\/\\/schema.org\\/VideoObject\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"name\\\" content=\\\"Off Season: Filipe Toledo\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"thumbnailURL\\\" content=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.surfingmagazine.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2016\\/05\\/86060638.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"description\\\" content=\\\"Filipe Toledo elaborates on how he&amp;#039;s spending the break between the 2013 and 2014 ASP World Tour.\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"uploadDate\\\" content=\\\"2014-02-07T03:30:52-08:00\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"embedURL\\\" content=\\\"https:\\/\\/www.vimeo.com\\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=86060638\\\"&gt;&lt;meta itemprop=\\\"duration\\\" content=\\\"PT1M11S\\\"&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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