Check the clip from their mission now, also featuring Nike Skateboarding Brazil representatives Fabio Cristiano, Rodrigo Petersen Gerdal, and Cezar Gordo.

Paul Rodriguez takes some time out of a session at his TF to officially welcome Luan Oliveira to the Nike SB team…

Hear how it went down (and other things) straight from the horses mouth…

So Ross, back in March you had the cover. Where were you when you first saw it and did you know you were getting the cover beforehand?
I think I was in New Zealand when I first heard I was getting the cover, about a week before it was coming out. I got back home in March, which is when I first saw it.

Where was the cover shot?
That old crusty halfpipe was in the middle of the rainforest region of Brazil, somewhere between Sao Paulo and Rio.

How come you were out in Brazil?
We were there because Quiksilver were taking all of us UK guys out to somewhere outside of Europe and we had Octavio as a hook up out there, it just kind of made sense. Stony (James Stentiford, Quiksilver UK TM) hooked it up for Sam Bosworth, Pete King, Dan McDermott, myself and Brazil skate royalty, Octavio. There were some very memorable moments on that trip, a few stick out in particular; the night out in Rio which was pretty messy! We also stayed in a hotel in a rain forest, which overlooked the sea and had a purpose built pool to skate, which literally linked into the rooms. Good people, good vibes and amazing terrain.

The marooned transition is actually one side of an ancient Brazilian hand made concrete halfpipe. Do you think your formative years leaning to deal with the imperfections of Harrow skatepark gave you a good education for skating a crumbling oddity such as this one?
Haha, maybe. Everyone was really hyped when we got to that spot, it was a sick session and I can remember having a go every five minutes ‘coz it was so hot.

Was the photo a premeditated thing, or did you just session the ramp like any other spot on the trip?
Yeah it was just a session, Pete and Sam were killing it, Octavio as well. We just kind of sessioned it and things got shot before we got run down by the oppressive heat, haha. Good session!

How did your time in Brazil compare with other places you’ve been and were there any notable differences in attitude, spots and skate parks in comparison to the UK and mainland Europe?
Brazil was sick man; super friendly people, amazing skaters, rough spots, good vibes!

You’re a well traveled and seasoned human nowadays whose daily life revolves around shooting photos and video production; with that in mind, do you still get hyped to get coverage like this?
For sure! I’m stoked!

What are your plans for 2012 as far as traveling, filming and shooting photos go?
We’re filming the Quiksilver video and Element are doing a project, I think they’re both gonna drop around the same time!

Brazilian park cruising with Ross:

More Skate Videos

Click the play button on the embedded video below to witness…

For the full article of the trip, be sure to pick up the most recent copy of the mag which is available all over the country right now!

Otavio interviewed us all for his ESPN skate show.

Brazilian ripper Lucas was injured but super down to show us the Rio spots.

The Favela locals were RAD!

Stenty owned the Favela ramp.

Reprazent!

Stenty gets all media on the Derms.

Pete gives the locals the inside track on winning Manny Mania.

Favela locals were intrigued by the British invasion.

Constanly having to translate and deal with us, Otavio is a legend.

Midway through a 6 hour drive to catch our flight home, Stenty faced another challenge...

Rio by night (photo taken in a Favela whilst a bloke with a machine gun stood next to me...)

Have yourself a browse over the words and images below, then head back on Monday for part 4.

Stenty rallies the troops.

Savage Garden!

Stenty about to get his 5-0 on.

The pads went on and the gloves came off.

Bozza was on a Mc Donalds ban.

Ross destroyed himself on this.

Landmark

And again, with added tourism.

The Chilli Challenge.

"...at the Copa, Copacabana..."

Out cold.

Have yourself a peruse below, then head back tomorrow for part 3.

This thing was literally so old that it crumbled when you skated it.

"The view from the flats is nice..."

James gettin' his media on.

You don't find that outside your local Travelodge...

The tropical climate closed in and refreshed us after a heated session.

"Race you to the top!"

With the rain set in, we hit the beach for some cliff jumping.

Surf's up

That's right, get it out of your system...

More rain as night fell.

Not only did Otavio act as tour guide and skate pretty much every single spot on the trip, he also managed to film the entire mission too, alongside TM James Stentiford on GoPro duties. Tim Crawley was handed the footage at the end of the trip and has turned the mountain of Gigabytes into two separate edits, both of which can be located underneath.

Get stuck into Otavio’s “HD Edit” and Stenti’s “GoPro Edit” now, then check out Sidewalk issue 174 for more from the trip!

HD Edit:

Quicksilver UK team in Brazil HD from TCTV on Vimeo.

GoPro Edit:

Quicksilver UK Team in Brazil – GoPro Edit from TCTV on Vimeo.