The badminton sisters of Brazil

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

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)

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

(Image credit: (REUTERS/Nacho Doce))

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.

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