South America's first Apple store opens in Rio

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/85.6v3Pd5.eF4AYVtKcIqA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/000_mvd6591453.f02b2215028.original.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/south-america-39-first-apple-store-opens-rio-215159335.html)Some 1,700 impatient shoppers lined up for hours Saturday for the grand opening of Apple's store in Rio de Janeiro -- the first official outpost in South America. First in line was Thiago Cuba, 31, who said he was looking forward to shopping at the glistening new computer store in a tony section of Rio -- even though he was experiencing sticker shock. The price of Apple prices in Brazil "continue to be very high," but gradually are coming down, Cuba told the O Globo newspaper. "There are some (Apple products) here that are close to what they would cost in dollars," said Cuba, as he prepared to shell out hard-earned reales for a new printer, headphones, and some cell phone cases.



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