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[Title] => Shakira to rock Rio's Copacabana beach with free concert
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[Title] => Rio receives Guinness record for biggest New Year's bash
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[Title] => IOC defends Rio 2016 environmental impact
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[Title] => A look at biggest gatherings ahead of pope's Manila Mass
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[Title] => A look at biggest gatherings ahead of pope's Mass
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[Title] => No strings attached: Brazil nudists get Rio beach
[Summary] => Following a two-decade battle Ribeiro helped spearhead as the head of a local nudist association, Rio de Janeiro has its first beach for nudists, which may surprise some given the city's renown for its hedonistic Carnival celebrations and anything-goes attitude.
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