The badminton sisters of Brazil

Luana and Lohaynny Vicente might just be the Venus and Serena Williams of badminton

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Brazilian badminton players Lohaynny Vicente (L), 20, and her sister Luana Vicente, 22.
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(Image credit: (Courtesy of Vicente de Oliveira Family/Handout via REUTERS)The sisters' early childhood was an unsettled one. Their father was a drug dealer and often moved the family around to evade police)

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.