Anne Hathaway arrives for the premiere of "Rio"

 Anne Hathaway arrives for the premiere of the movie "Rio" in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A lear jet plunged into the waters of Guanabara Bay

A lear jet plunged into the waters of Guanabara Bay during landing at the Santos Dumont domestic airport in Rio de Janeiro 

People sunbathe on Flamengo beach

People sunbathe on Flamengo beach

Lionel Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo are seen on Grumari beach in Rio de Janeiro

 Lionel Messi and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo are seen on Grumari beach in Rio de Janeiro 

An unidentified man wearing a jet pack comes in for a landing inside Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome

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An unidentified man wearing a jet pack comes in for a landing inside Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome during the second night of the Carnival parade, February 15, 2010.

Lightning flashes across the sky over Rio de Janeiro

Lightning flashes across the sky over Rio de Janeiro

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Welcome 2010 !

Fireworks explode in front of the London Eye on the River Thames during New Year celebrations in London.
400 spotlights illuminate the Eiffel Tower during the New Year's Eve in Paris. The Eiffel Tower mark its 120th birthday in 2009

Fireworks explode in the sky above the Victoria Habour in Hong Kong.
Two young women use sparklers to write the date '2010' in the sky over the Inner Alster lake in Hamburg, Germany, on Thursday
Thousands of people watch fireworks at Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro.
Brightening fireworks flare and scintillate over the Hanshan Temple during New Year celebrations in Suzhou, China.

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Fireworks illuminate the sky above Zurich behind the Grossmuenster church in, Switzerland.
People with their faces painted "2010" pose during the New Year celebrations in the central Indian city of Bhopal.

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