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Members of the Ilha Avalanche football team practice running and tackling in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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U.S. football has grown in popularity in soccer-crazy Brazil.
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Fernando Sanchez runs with the football in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while practicing with his team, the Ilha Avalanche.
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Members of the Ilha Avalanche football team warm up on the beach.
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Fernando Sanchez gets himself sweaty and sandy while practicing with his football team.
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Alexandre Romero, a wide receiver with the Leme Red Lions has played football in a local league for four years, despite teasing from some friends and accusations of selling out from at least one local politician.
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