Crowds of people crammed Rio's iconic beaches recently amid Brazil's peak of new COVID-19 cases. - REUTERS

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Rio's beaches packed amid heatwave, spurring COVID fears

Crowds of people crammed Rio's iconic beaches recently amid Brazil's peak of new COVID-19 cases. - REUTERS

Published: 26 Jan 2022

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