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the sunset above the bay in Vila Velha, Espirito Santo, Brazil
November 25, 2015

Coastal Setting

The setting sun sinks behind the low mountains framing Vila Velha, a coastal city in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Your Shot member Victor Lima captured this dusky view of the bay and its surrounds from the Morro do Moreno, or Moreno Hill.

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Photograph by Victor Lima, National Geographic Your Shot

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