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Vinícius Junior’s hometown defends its soccer hero

The racist chant inside the packed soccer stadium in Spain quickly echoed across an ocean. "Monkey! Monkey! Monkey!" It reached the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, where its target — winger Vinícius Júnior — had come of age, strived and strained, made his name and made it out. (May 23, 24) (AP Video/Mario Lobão and Marcelo Chello)