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Photo: Samba drummers on Ipanema Beach
Photo: Samba drummers on Ipanema Beach
Photo: People practicing capoeira on the beach
Photo: Large parade procession during Carnival celebration
Photo: Christ the Redeemer statue
Photo: Manoki Indians walking across their land
Photo: Sunlight beaming through the mist of a waterfall
Photo: A boy and donkey walking across barren sand dune
Photo: Arpoador Beach filled with beachgoers
Photo: Dancers wearing body paint during Carnival
Photo: A boy sitting atop his horse
Photo: Young native girl with traditional piercings
Photo: boys playing soccer by a lake
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Samba drummers liven up the atmosphere on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. In 1965, Brazilians Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz won a Grammy Award for their international hit song, "The Girl From Ipanema." The song popularized the fun-filled image of Brazil and introduced the world to the sultry style of the region's bossa nova music.
Photograph by Priit Vesilind

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Photo: Rio de Janeiro Beach
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Photo: Capoeira dancers
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