José Martins Ribeiro Nunes (5 January 1927 – 26 April 2012), also known as Zé Peixe or Joe Fish, was a maritime pilot. Unusually, rather than meeting and departing from the ships out at sea using a pilot boat, he would swim to and from the ships, jumping heights of more than 40 meters (130 ft) and swimming about a day. Beneti Nascimento, a famous Brazilian writer, once wrote that "The greatness of this man is known all over the world, he is a living super-hero, with a sparkle in his eyes and always a smile. He is a man... who does not know what danger is, has no fear, not even when facing death." José was a native from Aracaju, Brazil, where he practiced his profession from 1947.

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"An article in Portuguese about José Nunes"
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June, 2003 ''Fish has to swim'' 1927 births 2012 deaths People from Aracaju Brazilian sailors {{Brazil-bio-stub