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Copacabana beach on an overcast day. It is a local holiday, so the Av. Atlantica is closed to vehicles and turned into a giant pedestrian walkway. Rio's famed New Year's celebration takes place on this beach, with as many as two million people packing the area. (Photo by Kathleen G. Charters, taken with a Canon PowerShot S300 Digital Elph)