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The team prepares for their whitewater rafting trip.
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A market in Sao Paulo.
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Members of the Illini team try some foreign fruit at the market in Sao Paulo.
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Mary Therese McDonnell bites into some fruit while Jessica Levitt waits for the reaction.
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Ella Masar helps paint a fence during Illinois' service project at ABBA, a ministry for street children in Sao Paulo. Masar was part of the group that helped at a home for young girls.
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Emily Zurrer (left) and Kristy Weeks joke with a boy at the ABBA home for teenage boys.
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Jessica Levitt (left) and Jessica Bayne helped paint a fence at the ABBA girls' house.
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A group of Illini paint a fence at the ABBA girls' house, including (l-r) Quinn Reynolds, Mary Therese McDonnell, Shannon McDonnell and Jessica Levitt.
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Team doctor Jarred Zimmerman (center) and assistant coach Dale Armstrong pitch in at the ABBA house along with a local man who lended a helping hand.
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Emily Zurrer on the attack during a friendly game against ABBA residents.
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Marti Desjarlais defends an ABBA youngster.
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The Illini and ABBA teams mingle after playing soccer all afternoon.
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The Illini group takes a photo with the ABBA children they played soccer with.
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Jamie Alvis plays with her food while Shannon McDonnel quietly looks on after the team played soccer with children from ABBA.
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While in Sao Paulo, the team got to watch a professional game between Palmeiras and Gremio.
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Jessica Levitt exchanges soccer balls with a member of the Jundiai team after a match.
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The Illinois team poses for a photo with members of the two teams the Illini faced in three 30-minute periods after the match.
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