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Dec 22, 2021
In Brazil's steaming-hot Amazon region, a sled is of little use to Father Christmas.
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So instead, he swaps it for a river boat which takes him to the poverty-hit interior regions.
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Children wave excitedly as Santa Claus in bright red costume arrives with gifts for them.
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As he lands after a 3-hour journey, Santa opens his arms wide for the kids who run up to him.
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These places are inhabited by communities of 'Ribeirinhos', people who live along the river.
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To make it to the areas along a narrow branch of the river, he even borrows a small boat.
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It's not snowing here, it's raining heavily; but Santa and his elves organise some games.
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The initiative is by non profit Friends of Father Christmas; this Santa is Jorge Alberto.
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But he gets his payback: the kids laugh and dance, harsh realities of life forgotten for a while.
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