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The first Olympic Games consisted of a singular event: a footrace.
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Positioned about an arm's length from the net and ready to jump, the defender follows the flight of the ball with hands raised. The defender moves toward the net and into a blocking position in front of the presumed attacker. The defender then jumps, with both hands breaking the plane above the net.
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Overview of capoeira.
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Overview of the samba de roda, a traditional dance in Bahia state, Brazil.
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Learn about how Brazil's population became one of the most diverse in the world.
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Gold and other mineral deposits in parts of the Amazon River basin have drawn both corporate and individual mining efforts.
