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UTRGV’s Folklorico dance team members (from left), Maria Garcia, a dance junior; with dance partner Raul Passamentt, a dance senior; and Leila Banda, a dance senior; with dance partner Yovan Zamora, a dance senior perform during Charreada. They finish with the usual dance position in which the couples appear to be kissing. Citlalli Torres/The Rider
UTRGV Folklorico dance team members (from top), Leila Banda, a dance senior; Yovan Zamora, a dance senior; Raul Passamentt, a dance senior; and Maria Garcia, a dance junior, perform at the Charreada hosted Wednesday on the Brownsville campus in honor of Charro Days. The holiday celebrates the peace and friendship between Brownsville and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
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The UTRGV campus community could walk and pet alpacas during Charreada hosted Wednesday on the Brownsville campus. The attraction is part of the Charro Days celebration, which celebrates the peace and union between Brownsville and Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
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Students wait to use an inflatable maze in which participants race as they try to dodge the rotating blue and red poles at Charreada.
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Students enjoy a game similar to hot potato with festive hats Wednesday at Charreada on the Brownsville campus.
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Imran Noor, a molecular biology graduate student, eats five jalapeños to win a water bottle at Charreada. Director of University Recreation Kimberly Rottet monitors Noor in case he feels ill and decides to back out of the game.
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