Rio 2016 athletes’ village only late night pub is a bizarre Al Qaeda-themed bar where a man dressed as Osama Bin Laden serves up booze
The bar is a watering hole for athletes and one of many in Brazil that feature lookalikes of the former Al Qaeda leader
A RIO boozer named the Bar do Bin Laden featuring a host dressed identically to the ex Al-Qaeda leader is proving popular with athletes.
Owner Jose Felipe de Araujo, 60, is known as Bin Laden because of his huge beard and claims his bar is the only place open late for competitors.
Spanish, Argentines, Russians and Icelandics have all celebrated at the bar.
Jose, who works the bar and poses for photos dressed in the army fatigues synonymous with the former terror leader, speaks only limited English.
He said: "When they want something, they point, I point, and it all goes right somehow," The Mirror reported.
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Kim Tanskanen, a trainer for the USA gymnastics team, said: "He does look like him! But that's in the past. Bin Laden is dead. What matters is that the service is great."
Jose, a former labourer, told the New York Times everyone started calling him Bin Laden after 9/11 and the nickname stuck.
His meals consisting of grilled steaks, rice, beans and pasta sell for £3.40 - a bargain when compared to venues nearer the games.
However, the entertainment is not just limited to Jose behind the bar - the bar has a regular funk singer named MC Bin Laden.
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