People, Apr. 19, 1976

Flying Down to Rio is more than an old movie to Singer-Actress Raquel Welch, 33. It's becoming a habit. During her nightclub tour of South America in February, Raquel showed up at Rio's carnival on the elbow of Paulo Pil-la, 32, a former public relations man. Recently she ventured south again to spend eight days with Paulo in Buzios, a few more in Petrdpolis, followed by a final fling on the Copacabana. Raquel, said observers, appeared to be apaixonada. In rough Portuguese, that means bonkers about Pilla. The twosome evaded publicity until their last...

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