var items = new Array (new ImageMetaData('General view taken 17 January, 2008 of Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The high temperatures, ranging from 36 to 39 degrees Celsius, Rio\'s inhabitants, the "cariocas", are forced to endure in this time of the year, push thousands of tourists and local residents alike to seek for relief at the city\'s main beaches, among them the world famous southern beaches Copacabana and Ipanema. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDA (Photo credit should read VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images)','http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080215/080215-ipanema-beach-hlarge-1p.jpg','4:03 p.m. ET, 2/15/08','Vanderlei Almeida / AFP - Getty Images','AFP - Getty Images',23188453));