Garrett McNamara rides a wave during a surf session at Praia do Norte in Nazare on Jan. 30. McNamara currently holds the world record for the biggest wave surfed after riding a 78-foot breaker in Nazare, Portugal, on Nov. 1, 2011 but on Jan. 28, 2013 was thought to have gone better at the same location.

Garrett McNamara waits for a wave during a surf session at Praia do Norte in Nazare on Jan. 30.

Garrett McNamara rests after a surf session at Praia do Norte beach in Nazare, Portugal, on Jan. 29.

Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara jokes with his colleague Kealli Mamala before a surf session at Praia do Norte in Nazare Jan. 29.

Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara drops in on a large wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare on Jan. 29.

Garrett McNamara meets media before a surf session in Nazare, Portugal, on Jan. 29.

Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara looks at the sea with his colleague Kealli Mamala before a surf session at Praia do Norte in Nazare, on Jan. 29.

Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara carries his surfboard as he leaves the beach after a surf session at Praia do Norte in Nazare on Jan. 29.

Rescue workers stand at the site of a train crash in Granja do Ulmeiro on Jan. 22.

A worker walks by the wreckage at the scene of a train crash at a station in Alfarelos, Portugal, on Jan. 22.

Firefighters find themselves in a life-threatening situation as they use hoses to fight a forest fire in Quinta da Sobreira, central Portugal, on Sept. 4.

Firefighters combat a forest fire in Quinta da Sobreira, central Portugal, on Sept. 4.

Smoke from a forest fire fills the air in Alvaiazere, near Ourem, Portugal, on Sept. 4.

Firefighters combat a forest fire in Alvaiazere, near Ourem, Portugal, Sept. 4.

A helicopter fights flames from a forest fire near Figuero dos Vinhos, Portugal on Aug. 9, 2012.

Firemen try to extinguish flames during a forest fire at Dornas, Portugal on Aug. 9. Reportedly a total of 254 firemen, 70 fire engines, two firefighting airplanes and two helicopters were mobilized to fight the fires.

Firemen try to extinguish flames during a forest fire at Dornas, Portugal on Aug. 9.

A destroyed greenhouse still burns after a forest fire near Figuero dos Vinhos, Portugal on Aug. 9.

A helicopter fights fire that started close to Bairro da Milharada near Odivelas, Portugal on July 18 2012.

A fireman fights fire that started at Moleanos near the city of Alcobaca, Portugal, on July 18, 2012.

Flames move towards houses in Funchal, on the Portuguese island of Madeira on July 18. More than 1000 firefighters are trying to extinguish forest fires after temperatures rose up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in several areas of the country.

Spanish fans react while watching the Euro 2012 semi-final match between Spain and Portugal on June 27, 2012 on a giant outdoor screen on Paseo de La Castellana in Madrid.

Fabregas, third right, and Casillas are engulfed by their team-mates at the conclusion of the shoot-out, which Spain won 4-2.

A Portuguese fan sits dejected in the stadium after his team crashed out.

A reveler from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, gets ready for Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012. Lisbon celebrates Saint Antony's day, its protector, with a parade that gathers participants from several neighborhoods of the city.

Revelers from the Lisbon neighborhood, Alfama, sit in a bus that will take them to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

A reveler says goodby to her mother moments before going to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

Revelers walk down a street on their way to the Saint Anthony's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2012.

A firemen runs close to a fire burning near the village of Castrelo do Val, in Ourense, northwestern Spain, on March 27, 2012. A firefighter was killed fighting one of the wildfires that have devastated thousands of acres due to drought in northwestern Spain.

Hunter Halder rides through the streets of Lisbon, Portugal, on Oct. 21, 2001, on a bicycle loaded with food collected from restaurants. Every night, Halder, a 60-year-old American living in Portugal, mounts his bike and picks up food he then distributes to the poor of Lisbon, hit hard by the severe economic crisis in Portugal.

Hunter Halder talks to a restaurant owner that contributes to the Re-Food project on October 21, 2011 in Lisbon.

Hunter Halder looks at the volunteer schedule inside the Re-Food office in Lisbon October 11, 2011. Halder, from the U.S., started a project called Re-Food to distribute unserved leftover food to hungry people and has the support of 100 volunteers. Since March 2011, the project has been implemented in the neighborhood of Nossa Senhora de Fatima, in the heart of Lisbon, where they have identified about 70 families in need.

Hunter Halder and Re-Food volunteers hold bags of food to deliver to needy people in Lisbon October 18, 2011.

Hunter Halder knocks on the apartment door of a needy family to deliver them meals in Lisbon October 11, 2011.