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known as bete-ombro, bats or taco ('taco' being Portuguese for 'bat'). "La plaquita" ('The little plate') or "la placa" ('The plate') is an obscure variation...
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are passionately played in parts of the Americas, such as bete-ombro and plaquita for cricket or streetball and Vitilla for baseball. In addition, both have...
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