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The Chapel of Sao Francisco de Assis in Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, features a curved blue roof and a tall, narrow bell tower, set beside a lake with trees in the background.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Map of Brazil showing population density by region, with darker shades of orange and red indicating higher densities concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts. Major cities such as Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Salvador, and Porto Alegre are marked, with the sparsely populated Amazon region in the north and west shown in light colors.

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.

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