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There's a Luis Suarez billboard on Copacabana beach, and people are reacting perfectly

People are great.

Jun 27th 2014, 9:30 AM 10,257 Views 7 Comments

ON RIO DE JANEIRO’S Copacabana Beach, there is an Adidas billboard featuring the face of Luis Suarez.

Before his biting incident, it was completely unremarkable. People just walked past it.

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But it’s now become a tourist attraction.

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People are great.

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Did somebody say ‘Suarez’?

Bloody hell that Suarez gets everywhere ! Can't even walk along Copacabana in peace. pic.twitter.com/MqgswkL9MC
— Sam Marchione (@sammarchione) June 26, 2014

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Yep.

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There are literally queues to be photographed with it.

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Love.

Ouch! Suarez strikes again - on the Copacabana. pic.twitter.com/9XxISigwo2
— Rupert Carey (@Roop1) June 26, 2014

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There's a Luis Suarez billboard on Copacabana beach, and people are reacting perfectly

People are great.