Venezuelans get creative to have normal lives in crime-ridden city
Hundreds of people participate in a group night run in Caracas. (TWP)
Venezuelan joggers find safety in numbers, running with hundreds to avoid crime in the capital.
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Brazil’s other soccer fields
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