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Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 26 °C, sunny and slightly overcast. Monday is the beginning of a new week. It was a beautiful autumn morning, not…
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Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 30 °C, hot, sunny, cloudy and unsettled. Friday is the eve of the weekend and, coincidently, the eve of the new…
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Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28 °C, hot, sunny and slightly overcast. It’s March 2023, and Lula, elected under suspicious circumstances, has been in power for…