Forget soccer and samba. This caramel-colored street dog is Brazil’s new national icon
- Posted on December 18, 2024
- By The Toronto Star
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Forget soccer and samba. This caramel-colored street dog is Brazil’s new national icon
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SAO PAULO (AP) — For decades, they have scrounged for food on streets across the country — undesired, abandoned and overlooked.