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.
Lohaynny (left) and her sister Luana in Chacrinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 4, 2016.
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Luana celebrates her seventh birthday with her sister Lohaynny in Chacrinha favela in Rio de Janeiro in 2001.
(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)

Lohaynny warms up before a game at the 31st Brazil International Badminton Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 11, 2016.
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Lohaynny (front) and Luana compete in Sao Paulo on March 12, 2016.
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Lohaynny hits a return on March 11, 2016.
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Luana and Lohaynny (right) compete on March 12, 2016.
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Teammates cheer for the sisters in Sao Paulo on April 27, 2016.
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The sisters celebrate a point in Sao Paulo on March 12, 2016.
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Lohaynny (left) and Luana stand under a set of Olympic rings installed at Madureira Park in Rio de Janeiro on May 4, 2016.
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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.