Rio beach redux

03/11/2008 | Location: Rio de Janiero, Brazil

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Having had the misfortune of a completely cloudy week our first time around in Rio, we wasted no time in seizing the beautiful day upon our arrival and headed straight for the beach to soak up some rays and enjoy the "carioca" beach scene.

(Photo by Thushan Amarasiriwardena, caption by Michael D. Kurtz / LongJaunt.com)

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