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4. I just added a couple that I had forgotten.

Reply to Fla Dem (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 04:07 AM

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I didn't think it worthwhile, interesting or safe to take photos of the ever-present, heavily armed paramilitary cops (Policia Militar). You never forget that it is a very populous city in a country that has not always had the most peaceful of political pasts.

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