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				<description><![CDATA[Dienes was part of the original Sunday School group that has grown into the Mirante Church. We pass through cattle drives along the way. There is a park in Belem that has a display of handmade wooden boats. We drive through the Belo Monte Dam Project, which is under construction 24/7. A group of friends [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div>Dienes was part of the original Sunday School group that has grown into the Mirante Church.</div>
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<div>We pass through cattle drives along the way.</div>
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<p>There is a park in Belem that has a display of handmade wooden boats.</p>
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<div>We drive through the Belo Monte Dam Project, which is under construction 24/7.</div>
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<p>A group of friends line up for a photo after church.</p>
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<p>We photo the view from the ferry while crossing the Xingu River.</p>
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<p>A small snake hides under our firewood. This looks just like a four-foot long snake that slithered out of Allison&#8217;s house last week. Richie said it was a &#8220;papagaio&#8221; snake that hides in trees and kills birds.</p>
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