Capturing the world without bias or fear
Our founders quit their jobs in August 2020 because they couldn’t bear consuming divisive, biased, and fear-mongering news any longer. News media had been deteriorating for years; the pandemic accelerated the trend.
Our founders envisioned a media company that helped people live happier, healthier, and more informed lives. They set out to create convenient news products that did that.
“Roca” is short for “Pororoca,” a biannual wave that sweeps the Amazon River. Surfers come from across the world to surf the Pororoca; it’s a wave that brings people together. That’s Roca’s mission with the news.
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Upcoming episode 👀
Who can guess the city?
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Roca was founded because people don't trust the media.
Our mission is simple: capture the world without bias or fear.
We do that by talking to REAL PEOPLE.
Most of our interviews occur something like this:
- we are walking or driving in a new place
- we see someone
- we stop
- we ask them "hey, we are making a video on ____. could we ask you about it?"
It is that simple. Yet, this seems rare today.
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The support we have received in the past 12 months is insane. We have grown from 100k to 600k subscribers. That is incredible!
Our commitment to you will always be:
1. to stay true to our mission: no bias, no fear
2. to strive to be the hardest-working documentary team
3. to strive to create wonderful videos
Keep us honest. We won't always get everything right, but we will try our best.
Thanks for the support! Let's keep riding the wave 🌊
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(Btw, we just started a Substack, so if you like our reporting, check us out: rocanews.substack.com/)
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Which upcoming video sounds most interesting?
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Which upcoming video sounds most interesting?
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We probably cost the Mexican military $25k yesterday💀
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Roca Nation🌊
1. What was your favorite video we made in 2025?
2. What do you want us to cover in 2026?
[Post inspired by @TommyGMcGee]
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Thank you for 500k subscribers!
Excited to continue our mission of -- capturing the world without bias or fear -- in 2026 🌊
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A story told in 3 photos 🎄
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We get so many amazing photos on trips.
Never get the opportunity to share them all. Here are some from this past year :)
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Which upcoming Roca series are you most interested in?
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