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Locals play card games in a neighborhood square in Rio de Janeiro.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

exile : absence from one’s country or home, usually enforced by a government for political or religious reasons. inaugurated : sworn in as a nation’s president. Marxist : a person who follows the socialist teachings of the German political philosopher Karl Marx.

precarious : uncertain; unstable. relegated : assigned a duty to.