“Long Live Georgia” – man with Georgian flag in Brazil for May 26
27 May, 2013
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A video titled "Long Live Georgia - Sao Paulo 26 of May 2013" - supposedly tied to celebrations of Georgia's Independence Day by a Georgian resident in Brazil - has been released on social networks. The video shows a man cycling on one of the streets of the South American megacity carrying a Georgian flag.

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