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Gente Boa Contest in Rio Posted by on Feb 20, 2008

One of Brazil’s most important newspapers, O Globo, is sponsoring a contest in Rio de Janeiro to pick Rio’s most popular figura, which translates best as a “colorful character.” For five years, the newspaper has had an annual competition to decide which Carioca (a person who lives in Rio) is the most popular colorful character…

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