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In this May 17, 2014, photo, captured using a long exposure, a group of friends asked the photographer to take their picture as they used flashlights to paint with light, a heart symbol and the word 'Rio' while standing at the apex of Morro Dois Irmaos or Two Brothers Mountain at dawn, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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Soldiers take part in a ceremony presenting the troops who will provide security during the World Cup at Brigadier Sampaio Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, May 12, 2014. Rio de Janeiro is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament that starts on June 12. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Joao, 8, holds up a replica of FIFA World Cup trophy made by Jarbas Meneghini in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Meneghini, a mechanic, makes replicas of the trophy since 1996, after he saw former soccer player Dunga holding up the trophy in 1994, when Brazil won the tournament in the U.S. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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Replicas of FIFA World Cup trophies sit at the home of Jarbas Meneghini, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Meneghini, a mechanica, makes replicas of the World Cup trophy since 1996, after he saw former soccer player Dunga holding up the trophy in 1994, when Brazil won the WCup in the U.S. Most of his sales are done by phone or through his Facebook page. Sometimes he delivers orders to clients by meeting them during games at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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In this May 15, 2014 photo, a man jumps into the polluted waters of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro's sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games, state environmental officials acknowledged in a letter obtained Saturday May 17, 2014, by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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In this May 15, 2014 photo, untreated sewage creates a dark streak on the sand as it flows into the water of Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil will not make good on its commitment to clean up Rio de Janeiro's sewage-filled Guanabara Bay by the 2016 Olympic Games. Little progress has been made on the clean up, and with just over two years to go until the Olympics, nearly 70 percent of the sewage in the metropolitan area of 12 million inhabitants continues to flow untreated, along with thousands of tons of garbage daily, into area rivers, the bay and even Rio's famed beaches like Copacabana and Ipanema. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
