Miguel Pupo won the Hang Loose Pro in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

Pupo scored an excellent 16.10 in the all-Brazilian final to pip compatriot Jean Da Silva in the final.

The result was a disappointment for Da Silva, who had scored an astonishing 19.47 out of 20 in the round of 16 as he showed superb form.

But the 19-year-old Pupo, who dazzled the world of surfing last season in his rookie year to rise to 36th in the world, had gone even better with an incredible, near-perfect 19.77 in his semi-final, and it was Pupo who made the better of 4-5ft waves in the final.

HANG LOOSE PRO CONTEST 2012 FINAL

Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.10 x 14.00 Jean Da Silva (BRA)

SEMI-FINALS:

Heat 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 19.77 x 14.53 Ricardo dos Santos (BRA)

Heat 2: Jean da Silva (BRA) 17.60 x 8.40 Brian Toth (PRI)

QUARTER-FINALS - 5th place = US$ 6,500 and 3,320 points:

Heat 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 13.37 x 12.00 Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)

Heat 2: Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 18.33 x 8.34 Damien Hobgood (USA)

Heat 3: Brian Toth (PRI) 16.24 x 10.83 Joan Duru (FRA)

Heat 4: Jean da Silva (BRA) 17.00 x Gabriel Medina (BRA)

ROUND OF 16 - 9th place = US$ 5,000 and 2,400 points:

Heat 1: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 12.47 x 11.66 Willian Cardoso (BRA)

Heat 2: Ricardo dos Santos (BRA) 17.16 x 16.70 Chris Ward (USA)

Heat 3: Joan Duru (FRA) 19.47 x 12.77 Nic Von Rupp (DEU)

Heat 4: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 13.37 x 6.60 Yuri Sodre (BRA)

Heat 5: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 15.60 x 14.40 Bernardo Miranda (BRA)

Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.83 x 8.90 Mason Ho (HAW)

Heat 7: Brian Toth (PRI) 17.33 x 10.87 Raoni Monteiro (BRA)

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