Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous 1 star, Derek Ho. Derek's father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too, but there was a 2: unluckily, Derek was born 3 His father's dream to see his son surf seemed 4 !
When Derek was 17, his father told him about his 5. From that moment, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. 6 went to the beach every day and started taking surfing 7 with a coach. Derek kept trying and 8 , he learned to surf!
Derek explains that 9 he can't see, he understands the noises that the waves make and he can 10 them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise,11 he knows which direction to surf in.
In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous 12 in the world. Local surfers were very 13 to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem 14.
A film producer decided to make a film about him. Beyond Sight tells Derek's inspirational story and teaches us that nothing is impossible if you 15 yourself!
