The switch to the Challenger format was key to Jesse Mendes' retirement

"You'd reach the quarterfinals and win $100, while you paid $200 just for registration (...) It was crazy. I said, 'I'm leaving. I've lived my dream,'" he recounted.


Jessé Mendes finding perfection somewhere in Chile

"We had about a month's worth of space in our schedule and a ton of destinations to choose from. We ended up choosing what you're about to see," the authors say.


Jessé Mendes will not seek his place in Paris 2024

After changing his nationality from Brazil to Italy to qualify, he says he has changed his priorities


Jessé Mendes now represents Italy

A new chapter of nationality change brought by Olympic surfing


Brazil won everything

The title, the triple crown and the Pipe Masters


A little interlude between Mikey Wright and Jessé Mendes

A tangled situation in the water followed by some pushing and hitting, ended up awakening the anger of Brazilians and the rest of the world.


Jesse Mendes in Chile

Brazilian surfing fits perfectly into the southern points