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Gallery: Feel the beat of Rio

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  1. In the background is the Copacabana Beach coastline.
  2. Every Sunday, the Rio city council shuts down the main road next to Copacabana beach so residents can take full advantage of it through cycling, jogging and music performances.
  3. While the country has an unemployment rate of just 5 percent, those who dont have jobs are out there making a living in the thriving informal economy.
  4. Mercury news editor Philani Mazibuko and his wife Zimbili on top of Sugarloaf Mountain, which is accessible via cable car.
  5. Sugarloaf Mountain photographed from the statue of Christ the Redeemer.
  6. Mercury news editor Philani Mazibuko and his wife Zimbili in front of the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Cocorvado, Brazil. Thousands of tourists visit the statue every day.
  7. Mercury news editor Philani Mazibuko and his wife Zimbili next to a sand castle at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
 

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