RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A tragic accident caused the death of a 24-year-old French tourist while riding the bonde (streetcar) that runs from Largo da Carioca in downtown Rio de Janeiro, to Santa Teresa. As the bonde passed the Arcos da Lapa, the famous white aqueduct, the man leaned out of the tramcar to take a picture of himself and lost his balance. He fell, passing through a gap in the safety fence, dropping fifteen meters to the street below and died instantly.
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