(21 Dec 2024)
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 21 December 2024
1. Various of Felippe Luna, senior animal handler at AquaRio, dressing up as Santa and putting on diving gear
2. Luna in the water tank, putting his diving goggles
3. Various of Luna dressed as Santa interacting with visitors
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Felippe Luna, senior animal handler at AquaRio: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT AND PARTIALLY OVERLAID BY SHOT 4++
“For the kids, seeing Santa Claus underwater is already incredible. And Santa feeding a shark by hand? That stays unforgettable for the children.”
5. Luna dressed as Santa interacting with visitors
6. Shark being fed by diver dressed as Santa
7. Diving Santa swimming over viewing tunnel
8. Nine-year-old Guilherme Martins Matos interacting with diver dressed as Santa
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Guilherme Martins Matos, 9, Aquarium visitor: ++STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
“I’m very happy because when I go to the mall and see Santa Claus, it’s cool. Imagine him under water feeding the fish? It’s even cooler.”
10. Diver dressed as Santa waving at visitors
STORYLINE:
Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — underwater.
Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine Aquarium swimming with sharks during their daily fish feeding sessions as part of the city’s Christmas festivities.
Nine-year-old Guilherme Martins Matos said he’d seen Santa — or at least an impersonator — at the mall. That was cool, he said, but this was better.
“Imagine him underwater feeding the fish? It’s even cooler,” Guilherme told The Associated Press.
This version of Santa Claus is Felippe Luna, 39, a senior animal handler at AquaRio.
What began as a joke among staff has become an annual tradition.
Dressed as Santa, Luna dives into the aquarium’s 924,602-gallon tank to feed marine animals, including sharks.
“For the kids, seeing Santa Claus underwater is already incredible. And Santa feeding a shark by hand? That stays unforgettable for the children,” Luna said.
The Santa Claus dive runs daily at AquaRio through December 25 at 1:30 p.m.
AP video by Lucas Dumphreys
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