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Rodrigo ALMONACID

Brazil Sinks Its Teeth Into Mango-inspired Ballgame

Manbol is finding its place among a raft of games on Rio's beaches, where sports-loving Brazilians indulge in activities like footvolley, beach tennis and volleyball (Credit: AFP)

A childhood pastime of kids tossing mangoes to each other in the Amazon has transformed into a proper sport in Brazil, even finding a place among the vaunted beach games played in Rio de Janeiro.

On the hot, golden sands of Copacabana, players simultaneously toss two mango-shaped balls across a net in a fast, fun and tiring test of their reflexes.

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