Gallery: A 30,000-Square-Foot Olympics Mural May Just Be a Record

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    A light rail train passes in front of Eduardo Kobra's mural at Boulevard do Porto in Rio de Janeiro, on July 29, 2016.
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    Adding color and geometry to the face of a Supi man, one of five indigenous figures represented in the mural.
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    The woman depicted here is from the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia.
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    Cobra stands in front of the work, inspired by the five Olympic rings.
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    This character represents the Tapajos tribe in Brazil.
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    The first layer, prior to the addition of color.
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    Pedestrians pass by the mural on the Olympic Boulevard.
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