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2007 PAN AM GAMES OPENING CEREMONIES IN RIO DE JANEIRO

A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit with a cut out of the games mascot attached to his umbrella arrives at Maracana Stadium for the Opening Ceremonies of the 2007 Pan Am Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 13, 2007. (UPI Photo/Heinz Ruckemann)

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