Photos: The Color Run 5K in Rio de Janeiro

Posted Dec 17, 2012

The Color Run 5K in Rio de Janeiro, runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them.(AP)

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People dance after The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A woman cheers during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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People participate during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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People dance after The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A woman is covered with red powder during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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People participate during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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People participate during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A man participates during The Color Run 5K, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Runners start the race wearing white, but each kilometer of the race, volunteers throw different color powders on them. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)