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Rio de Janeiro: Soccer Captivates Brazilians Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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Soccer captivates Brazilians, male and female, in the arena or on the beach. No sport even comes close to winning the hearts of the locals.
Photograph by Ricardo Funari / BrazilPhotos
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