Originally crooned by the popular Brazilian singer Pery Ribeiro (who died in February), "Garota de Ipanema" went over well enough in its home country.

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If they came to power, they could not start a new war, he says, but they clearly do not have enough well-trained, modern-minded people to run the country well.

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