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In the centre of Porto Alegre several groups, each with their distinctive uniforms, stride around, exchanging salutes. The road sweepers are equally brisk as they thump about the streets in large groups, highly visible in orange and blue, each one brandishing a giant plastic bin on wheels. The front-line border state of Rio Grande do Sul, abutting Argentina and Uruguay, Rio Grande do Sul has a military feel.
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