Brazilians take charge at the Hang Loose Pro; Yanks get slaughtered in season's first Prime

Contributed by Chris Mauro

Sunday, February 20, 2011 4:20pm

Brazil's Alejo Muniz is off to a great start to 2011 after winning the Hang Loose Pro Sunday on the gorgeous island of Fernando De Naronha in a week filled with quality surf.

Muniz started his tear quietly, advancing with 2nd place finishes in the rounds of 96 and 48. But in the man-on-man rounds he caught fire, and his victims came from every corner of the planet.

Tim Boal of France, Glenn Hall of Ireland, Masatoshi Ohno of Japan and South Africa's Travis Logie were..