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Feb 4 • 20:24 UTC • 🇧🇷 Brazil • G1 (PT)

Duo arrested for coercing tourists to pay exorbitant amounts for body painting at the Barra Lighthouse

Two men were arrested for allegedly coercing tourists into paying excessive amounts for body painting at one of Salvador's main tourist attractions, the Barra Lighthouse.

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