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The Brazilian people are a motley crew - their roots are mixed between the indigenous people, the descendants of African slaves and the Portuguese. There has also been a huge influx of Japanese brought into the country after the slave trade was abolished. They were one of the last countries to abolish slavery. There was also a large immigration of Italians. The cosmetic company L'Oreal has set up a lab here to test their hair products as Brazilians have the most varied textures of hair in the world.
Our guide was extremely passionate about politics and government corruption. Wihile we were here, the former president was indicted for corruption and he has close ties with the current one. She said that there is a huge protest planned at Copacabana next week and she would be there.
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