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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jonny Flynn (10) passes behind the back against Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson (3) as Nene (31), from Brazil, looks on during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 9, 2011, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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FILE - This Feb. 3, 2011 file photo shows Adriana Guedes as she has her hair straightened by hair dresser Tania Machado at a salon in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian Blowout surfaced around 2005 in Brazil, where a combination of high humidity and a largely mixed-race, curly haired population made for a nation of eager customers. It soon spread throughout North America and Europe. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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Justin Wilson (22), of England, and Raphael Matos, of Brazil, collide in Turn 6 during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Alabama auto race Sunday, April 10, 2011, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

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President Obama greets Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff after their joint news conference Saturday at the Palacio do Planalto in Brasilia, Brazil. Mr. Obama welcomed Brazil's rise as an economic power and said the U.S. will be an eager customer for oil exports. (Associated Press)

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U.N. peacekeepers from Brazil stand guard at the gate of a polling station ahead of Sunday's second round of presidential elections in the Cite Soleil section of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, far left, with first lady Michelle Obama, far right, and daughters Malia, and Sasha, center, during their airport arrival at Brasilia Air Base in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, March 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Brazil is partly famous for soccer star Ronaldinho and the Rio Carnival parades. (Photos by Associated Press)

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Revelers participate in the "Carmelitas" street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, March 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Revelers perform during the 'Mameludicos Euforicos' street carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen, left, talks with her husband, U.S. football player Tom Brady, during a carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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Vila Isabel samba school dancer parades through the Sambadrome during carnival celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday March 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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** FILE ** Firefighters in Rio de Janeiro's Samba City work on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, to put out a fire at warehouses where the city's samba groups store props and costumes for Brazil's largest Carnival parade. No injured were reported. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

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In this photo taken July 18, 1999, Brazil's Ronaldo laughs after his team defeated Uruguay 3-0 to clinch the America's Cup at Defensores del Chaco Stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay. Ronaldo said on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, he is retiring from soccer because he can't stay fit anymore, ending a stellar 18-year career in which he thrived with Brazil and some of Europe's top clubs. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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Residents search for landslide victims in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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People leave their home at a flooded area after landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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A man injured during a landslide is carried in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, on Sunday. Survivors carried food, water and blankets to friends and relatives still stranded in remote, stricken villages. (Associated Press)

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People bury victims of a landslide in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Thursday Jan. 13, 2011. More than 500 people died in Rio state towns after slides hit early Wednesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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Homes affected by landslides in the Nova Friburgo municipality of Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil are seen on Thursday in this photo released by Rio de Janeiro's state government. At least 355 people died in Rio state towns after slides hit early Wednesday, and at least 50 people were still missing, officials said. (Associated Press)

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A rescue worker walks among debris after landslides at Caleme neighborhood in Teresopolis, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into Brazilian mountain towns, killing hundreds of people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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This frame grab from video provides an aerial view of a mudslide in Teresopolis, Brazil, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011. Torrential rain tore through Rio de Janeiro's mountains, killing hundreds. (AP Photo/TV Globo, Agencia O Globo)