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Sign advertises rates of approximately $14 USD for a room rental of four hours, next to a Brazilian flag, at a "love motel" in the West Zone on June 3, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio's hotel prices have skyrocketed ahead of the World Cup, resulting in a number of them changing policies in order to take advance bookings for tourists seeking alternative accomodations. Love motels have traditionally catered to Brazilian couples seeking a hideaway for encounters for a few hours. Rio de Janeiro has just over 20,000 traditional hotel rooms and the city expects close to 400,000 foreign tourists during the games. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty

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20 Hourly Motels Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

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20 Hourly Motels Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

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