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Full name | Fábio Luiz de Jesus Magalhães | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 March 1979 45) Marataízes, Brazil | (age||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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