2007 Pan Am games inauguration

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and his wife Marisa Leticia, left, pose for a photo with the Pan American Games 2007 mascot at Forte de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 13, 2006. The Organizing Committee of the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO) is presenting the Mascot of the 2007 Rio Games, which is the sun. The Pan Am Games involve athletes from the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. (Australfoto/Renzo Gostoli)

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and his wife Marisa Leticia, left, pose for a photo with the Pan American Games 2007 mascot at Forte de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 13, 2006. The Organizing Committee of the XV Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO) is presenting the Mascot of the 2007 Rio Games, which is the sun. The Pan Am Games involve athletes from the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. (Australfoto/Renzo Gostoli)

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