RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - In a city best known for fashionable beaches and world-class surf, bathers at one local watering hole take pride in the exact opposite – the no-fuss atmosphere of a giant, artificial pond.
Known as the "piscinمo," or big pool, the swimming hole brims daily with locals from the surrounding neighbourhood of Maré and other working class districts nearby, especially on steamy days of the ongoing Brazilian summer.
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