NeoFeed will launch a new program in 2026 born from the intersection of extreme performance, self-awareness, and leadership: Bravamente , hosted by big wave surfer Carlos Burle .
The videocast expands the reach of a project that Burle had already been developing and now integrates it into NeoFeed 's editorial lineup, focusing on in-depth conversations about personal development.
The idea is to bring together personalities from different backgrounds — from executives in Faria Lima (a wealthy financial district in São Paulo) to high-performance athletes — to draw parallels between the lessons of sports and the challenges of personal and corporate life.
"Success, for me, is a person who has a balanced mind, a healthy body, a person who understands the purpose of life, who makes life meaningful to them," says Burle in the interview below, which marks the beginning of this partnership.
Using surfing as a guiding thread, Burle conducts interviews that explore themes such as discipline, resilience, risk management, mental health, and leadership, always starting from the idea that the human being is the end, and not just the means, of performance.
The first guest of the new season is Guilherme Benchimol , co-founder of XP. In the premiere episode, the executive ventures into the sea off Rio de Janeiro with Burle and explains how skills developed outside the office, such as focus, mental preparedness, and the ability to act under pressure, are also reflected in the business world.
The premiere of Bravamente comes after an episode that put many of the concepts discussed on the show to the test in practice.
In early December 2025, Carlos Burle suffered an accident while surfing giant waves in Nazaré, Portugal, one of the most challenging beaches in the world, and was rescued by his disciple Lucas Chumbo.
Involved in a series of violent falls, the surfer had to rely on physical training, mental control, and the team's preparedness to emerge unscathed, without any lasting effects.
"We talk about constantly managing risks and resilience, because you don't always win. In the case of big waves, even more so because if there's one thing that's certain, when you allow yourself to be a surfer, it's that you're going to fall," he says.
"And you have to learn to always get back up. Then you need patience, humility, because you are always exposing yourself in an environment that is much stronger than you," he adds.
This fact proves that, in extreme environments, whether at sea or in the corporate world, risk management and emotional balance make all the difference.
