Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, talks with boys at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. In the Southern Hemisphere summer starts on December 1, so while countries in the north are experiencing a white Christmas with grey skies, those in the south are busy surfing and sunbathing in temperatures just shy of 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, a paddle surfer dressed as Santa Claus, takes to the sea next to children with their boards at the Maresias beach in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, waves to people at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, jokes with a child as they surf at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, jokes with a child as they surf at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, greets a woman next to a Brazilian flag at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, poses for a “selfie” with a woman at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Carlos Bahia, dressed as Santa Claus, poses with his board at the Maresias beach, in the state of Sao Paulo December 9, 2014. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)

A man dressed as Santa Claus dances while listening to music on headphones borrowed from a cancer patient (L) undergoing chemotherapy in the Cancer Institute in Sao Paulo December 19, 2014. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)

A man dressed as Santa Claus talks to a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy in the Cancer Institute in Sao Paulo December 19, 2014. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)

A man dressed as Santa Claus visits cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy at the Cancer Institute in Sao Paulo December 19, 2014. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)

A man dressed as Santa Claus dances with nurses at the Cancer Institute in Sao Paulo December 19, 2014. (Photo by Paulo Whitaker/Reuters)