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International Balloon Festival in Torres, Brazil

The Brazil Balloon Festival is the most important international hot-air balloon festival in country and one of the best in South America. Torres is a city on the coast of south Brazil in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. In fact, the balloon does not fly. It floats on the wind. This is made possible by the fact that the hot air inside the balloon weighs less than the cooler air outside, making it rise. credit:...