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13901 |
10862 |
24763 |
| Tournaments: |
2264 |
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4096 |
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Today In
Beach Volleyball History |
In 1975
Greg Lee and Jim Menges won the Parks & Rec Marine Street Open.
It was the 6th win for Greg Lee, the 6th win for Jim Menges, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 1980
Matt Gage and Jim Menges won the Parks & Rec Hermosa Beach Open.
It was the 23rd win for Matt Gage, the 42nd win for Jim Menges, and the 6th win for the team.
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In 1986
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Laguna Beach Club Sportswear Open.
It was the 56th win for Sinjin Smith, the 32nd win for Randy Stoklos, and the 31st win for the team.
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In 1986
Linda Hanley and Nina Matthies won the Parks & Rec Sea Squirts Open.
It was the 26th win for Linda Hanley, the 35th win for Nina Matthies, and the 24th win for the team.
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In 1997
Jose Loiola and Kent Steffes won the Miller Lite/AVP Grand Slam Chicago.
It was the 21st win for Jose Loiola, the 95th win for Kent Steffes, and the 8th win for the team.
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In 1997
Karolyn Kirby and Nancy Reno won the WPVA Evian Atlantic City Open.
It was the 66th win for Karolyn Kirby, the 35th win for Nancy Reno, and the 9th win for the team.
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In 2002
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Switzerland Open.
It was the 9th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 4th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2003
Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran won the FIVB 1to1 Energy Open.
It was the 5th win for Marcio Araujo, the 5th win for Benjamin Insfran, and the 5th win for the team.
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In 2003
Haroldas Cyvas and Marius Vasiliauskas won the Zagreb Challenger.
It was the 1st win for Haroldas Cyvas, the 1st win for Marius Vasiliauskas, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2003
Lenka Hajeckova and Petra Novotna won the Zagreb Challenger.
It was the 2nd win for Lenka Hajeckova, the 1st win for Petra Novotna, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2008
Matt Olson and Kevin Wong won the AVP Crocs Tour Belmar presented by Bud Light.
It was the 1st win for Matt Olson, the 9th win for Kevin Wong, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2008
Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan won the AVP Crocs Tour Belmar presented by Bud Light.
It was the 11th win for Annett Davis, the 10th win for Jenny Johnson Jordan, and the 10th win for the team.
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In 2008
Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers won the FIVB Henkel Grand Chelem.
It was the 28th win for Phil Dalhausser, the 40th win for Todd Rogers, and the 27th win for the team.
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In 2008
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won the FIVB Henkel Grand Chelem.
It was the 97th win for Misty May-Treanor, the 94th win for Kerri Walsh Jennings, and the 91st win for the team.
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In 2014
Tri Bourne and John Hyden won the FIVB Berlin smart Grand Slam.
It was the 1st win for Tri Bourne, the 23rd win for John Hyden, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2014
Kristyna Kolocova and Marketa Slukova won the FIVB Berlin smart Grand Slam.
It was the 4th win for Kristyna Kolocova, the 4th win for Marketa Slukova, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2024
River Day and Eylon Elazar won the FIVB BPT Futures Ios.
It was the 1st win for River Day, the 1st win for Eylon Elazar, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2024
Lea Kunst and Julia Sude won the FIVB BPT Futures Ios.
It was the 2nd win for Lea Kunst, the 13th win for Julia Sude, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2025
Julian Friedli and Yves Haussener won the FIVB BPT Futures Geneva.
It was the 2nd win for Julian Friedli, the 5th win for Yves Haussener, and the 2nd win for the team.
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In 2025
Gilles Vandecaveye and Louis Vandecaveye won the FIVB BPT Futures Ios.
It was the 1st win for Gilles Vandecaveye, the 1st win for Louis Vandecaveye, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2025
Inna Makhno and Iryna Makhno won the FIVB BPT Futures Ios.
It was the 4th win for Inna Makhno, the 4th win for Iryna Makhno, and the 4th win for the team.
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In 2025
Joppe Van Langendonck and Kyan Vercauteren won the FIVB BPT Futures Qidong.
It was the 3rd win for Joppe Van Langendonck, the 3rd win for Kyan Vercauteren, and the 3rd win for the team.
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In 2025
Non Matsumoto and Ren Matsumoto won the FIVB BPT Futures Qidong.
It was the 1st win for Non Matsumoto, the 1st win for Ren Matsumoto, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2025
Tobia Marchetto and Alex Ranghieri won the FIVB BPT Futures Messina.
It was the 3rd win for Tobia Marchetto, the 5th win for Alex Ranghieri, and the 1st win for the team.
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In 2025
Martina Maixnerova and Kylie Neuschaeferova won the FIVB BPT Futures Messina.
It was the 3rd win for Martina Maixnerova, the 2nd win for Kylie Neuschaeferova, and the 1st win for the team.
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| Latest News and Feature Articles |
| 6/20/2026 |
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Canada Sends Two Teams to Women’s Semifinals in Juan Dolio, Joined by USA and Puerto Rico
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JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 20, 2026. – Canada emerged as the standout nation in the women’s competition at the sixth stage of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, advancing both of its teams to the semifinals on Saturday at Juan Dolio Beach. The semifinal lineup is completed by teams from the United States and Puerto Rico. |
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USA, Canada, Cuba and Mexico Advance to Men’s Semifinals in Juan Dolio
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JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 20, 2026. – Teams from the United States, Canada, Cuba and Mexico secured places in the men’s semifinals of the sixth stage of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour on Saturday at Juan Dolio Beach. The first semifinal will feature the United States and Canada after both teams knocked out Dominican Republic pairs in the quarterfinals. |
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| 6/19/2026 |
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Five Women’s Teams Remain Undefeated on Day 1 of Juan Dolio Tour
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JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 19, 2026. – Teams from Cuba, the United States, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica completed the opening day of the sixth stop of the 2026 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour in Juan Dolio with unbeaten records. In Pool A, Cuba’s Kailín Garrido and Maykelin Drik dominated their two matches, defeating Vernecia Caines and Verneeci Caines... |
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Four men's pairs start undefeated in Juan Dolio
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JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 19, 2026. – Four men's pairs representing the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Cuba, and Costa Rica remained undefeated at the start of the sixth stop of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour, being held on the sand courts installed on Juan Dolio beach. In Group A, the Dominican pair Hayerling De Jesús/Oscar Martínez secured two victories. |
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Valentina Gottardi: My Biggest Dream
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One of beach volleyball's brightest stars shares why inspiring athletes and growing the sport matter as much as success on the sand. Valentina Gottardi has become one of the most recognisable faces of a new generation in beach volleyball. Multiple Beach Pro Tour titles, an Olympic appearance and a European silver medal have established the Italian among the leading players in the women’s game. |
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| 6/18/2026 |
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Juan Dolio to host NORCECA Continental Tour sixth Stop
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JUAN DOLIO, Dominican Republic, June 18, 2026 – The sixth stop of the NORCECA Continental Beach Volleyball Tour lands in the Dominican Republic, where matches will be played throughout the weekend on the sand courts set up on the beautiful beach of Juan Dolio. A total of 16 men's and 15 women's teams completed preliminary inspections on Thursday and will open the group stage on Friday... |
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| 6/17/2026 |
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AVP Heads to Las Vegas for Week 4 of League Play
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Three weeks of AVP League play are in the books. The playoff picture is starting to take shape — and Las Vegas is the weekend that begins to settle it. Week 4 takes the 2026 AVP League to Resorts World Backlot in Las Vegas on June 19-20 — Friday and Saturday night sessions, the first AVP League event ever held in Las Vegas, and the first weekend of the regular season where playoff math... |
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| 6/16/2026 |
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Empowerment duos from Austria, Czechia and Morocco claim podium spots at zonal events
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Recap of last week’s zonal beach volleyball competitions - MEVZA Beach Volleyball Tour and CAVB Zone I Championships. Pairs from the FIVB Volleyball Empowerment supported federations of Austria, Czechia and Morocco lined up among the medalists at zonal beach volleyball events last week. |
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| 6/15/2026 |
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Alanya International Beach Sports Centre designed FIVB Centre of Excellence
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While hosting one of the most important tournaments of the season, 23 Projects Alanya International Beach Sports Centre has received the prestigious FIVB Centre of Excellence designation, thus reinforcing Alanya’s growing role as an international hub for beach sports. From June 10 to 14, 2026, Alanya hosted the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Alanya Challenge... |
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| 6/14/2026 |
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Spain’s Izuzquiza & Tania cruise to first Challenge gold in Alanya
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Sofia Izuzquiza & Tania Moreno celebrated their recently formed team’s first gold at the Challenge level on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. On Sunday, they topped the Alanya Challenge podium in Turkiye. Overall, it was the pair’s second medal, after the Madrid Futures gold in May. USA’s Savannah Cory (Savvy) & Devon Newberry, another recently shaped duo, finished runners-up... |
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Henning & Pfretzschner win Alanya Challenge at team’s second Beach Pro Tour appearance
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At only their second appearance on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour together as a duo, Germany’s Paul Henning & Lukas Pfretzschner brought home gold. They topped the men’s podium at the Alanya Challenge in Turkiye on Sunday. The silver went to England’s Javier Bello & Joaquin Bello. It was the seventh medal in the twins’ Beach Pro Tour collection. |
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Lorenzova & Tomasova make third consecutive podium, this time with gold at Spiez Futures
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Czechia’s Andrea Lorenzova & Mariana Tomasova made it three medals in three appearances on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but this time they went all the way to the top of the podium, claiming gold at the women’s Spiez Futures. The previous two medals, earned in Apeldoorn and Cervia, were both silver. USA’s Torrey Van Winden & Lindsey Sparks and Austria’s... |
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World champions Tina & Anastasija win home gold at Jurmala Futures
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Reigning world champions Tina Graudina & Anastasija Samoilova delighted the Latvian beach volleyball fans not only by participating in the Jurmala Futures on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but also by snatching the women’s gold. An all-Latvian men’s final also pleased the crowd in Jurmala on Sunday, with Edgars Tocs & Gustavs Auzins outlasting Ardis Bedritis & Arturs Rinkevics... |
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| 6/13/2026 |
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Taryn Brasher: From Beach Pro Tour Qualifiers to World No. 1
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Beach volleyball has taken Taryn Brasher further than she ever imagined. Along the way, she and Kristen Cruz have gone from fighting their way through qualification tournaments to the very top of the game, rising to world No. 1, competing for the sport’s biggest titles and representing the United States at the Olympic Games. |
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Rematch of last year in women’s semis in Jurmala, home favourites looking for Futures title
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Teams from four different countries reached the semi-finals of the women’s tournament of the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures in Jurmala on Saturday, whereas in the men’s competition, two home teams from Latvia will face competition from Ukrainian and Serbian pairs in the contest for medals. Most of Saturday was spent in sunny conditions at Majori Beach, in which the tournament... |
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| 6/12/2026 |
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Tari & Niemeier promising bright future for Hungarian beach volleyball
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Hungarian beach volleyball is evidently experiencing a rise, especially in the men’s department. The country’s first-ever Beach Pro Tour gold was won under two years ago by Domonkos Doczi & Bence Streli at the Qidong Futures, on the same weekend when Boldizsar Borbely & Lukas Niemeier earned a silver medal at the Bujumbura Futures, shortly after the Hungarian federation received... |
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Ben Hood’s trust in the process brings his first Beach Pro Tour gold
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The 21 yearold beach volleyball player reflects on the training, people and partnership that helped power an unbeaten run to win gold in the Philippines. Winning his first Beach Pro Tour gold medal gave Ben Hood the chance to pause and enjoy a moment he had been working towards for years. The Australian secured the first Challenge gold medal of his career at the... |
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| 6/11/2026 |
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Jurmala Futures moves to knockout mode, nine home teams continue their run
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The top 12 teams in the men’s and women’s competition were determined on Friday at the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures tournament in Jurmala. Competing for the top spots over the weekend will be pairs from the USA, Poland, Spain, Serbia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Germany, Norway, Estonia and Finland, as well as nine home teams, including world champions Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova... |
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Home teams adapt to Jurmala’s gusty winds, most reach knockout phase
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The first day of the Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures main draw in Jurmala was spent amid concerns about the approaching storm, however, the promised thunder and lightning clouds passed by and the tournament participants in Majori Beach were just soaked by the rain, as well as struggling with strong gusts. The home teams felt quite good in the difficult conditions... |
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| Upcoming Tournaments |
| Dates |
Tour |
Tournament |
Gender |
Purse |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Balikesir, Türkiye |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Bridlington, England |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 25-28, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Hangzhou, China |
W |
US$5,000 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jun 26-28, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Varadero, Cuba |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 1-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Gstaad, Switzerland |
M |
US$200,000 |
| Jul 1-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Elite Gstaad, Switzerland |
W |
US$200,000 |
| Jul 2-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Rzeszow, Poland |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 2-5, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Rzeszow, Poland |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 3-5, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open, Colorado |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Jul 8-10, 2026 |
AVP |
AVP Heritage Contender Series Waupaca Open, Wisconsin |
M&W |
$60,000 |
| Jul 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague, Netherlands |
M |
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| Jul 8-12, 2026 |
FIVB Age Group WC |
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague, Netherlands |
W |
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| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Leuven, Belgium |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Leuven, Belgium |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Malmo, Sweden |
M |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 9-12, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Sibiu, Romania |
W |
€ 7,500 |
| Jul 10-12, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Roatan Island, Honduras |
M |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 10-12, 2026 |
NORCECA |
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Roatan Island, Honduras |
W |
US$3,500 |
| Jul 11-12, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 5 - Los Angeles, California |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jul 18-19, 2026 |
AVP League |
AVP League Week 6 - Central Park, New York |
M&W |
TBD |
| Jul 22-26, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Shangluo, China |
M |
US$125,000 |
| Jul 22-26, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Challenge Shangluo, China |
W |
US$125,000 |
| Jul 23-26, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Laginha Beach, Cape Verde |
M |
US$5,000 |
| Jul 23-26, 2026 |
FIVB |
BPT Futures Laginha Beach, Cape Verde |
W |
US$5,000 |
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