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Oh, rio, rio!(platform shoes)(Brief article)

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Olhem para mim e digam-me se eu no tenho o Brasil em cada curva do meu corpo. Translation from the Portuguese: "Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body." Now look at the latest platform shoes (which Carmen Miranda, who spoke the words above, favored as much as her tutti-frutti hat) and ...

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