Brazilian youths treated to Japanese 'anime' posters

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Young people look at posters featuring characters of Japanese ''anime'' and ''manga'' creations at the Academia Brasileira de Letras in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 18, 2009. A series of ''Cool Japan'' events are under way in the Latin American country until early December.

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