Couple says these stomach-flipping selfies, hanging off a 2700-foot cliff, are real


When Leonardo Pereira  says he likes living on the edge, he's not kidding.

Pereira, 23, told ABC News  the photos are real and not photoshopped.

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Pereira said he and his 18-year-old friend, Victoria Nader , are kindred thrill-seeking souls, although he had to talk her through one of their first dates up to the top of Pedra da Gavea, one of the world's highest mountain peaks overlooking the ocean.

Pereira said he is inspired by a Paulo Coelho quote: “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.”

It takes more than two hours to hike to the summit, according to travel sites, and apparently these two are not the first to pose hanging from a cliff.

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal.

Posted by Paulo Coelho on Wednesday, September 7, 2011

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