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For a year, El Rio was quiet. Last weekend the Mission District bar reopened with music and hope
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The iconic mural of actress and samba singer Carmen Miranda is featured at El Rio.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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General manager Lynne Angel cleans a table at El Rio. The beloved dive bar, which reopened on Thursday, had been closed ever since the Bay Area first went into shelter in place.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Elin Chee laughs as she listens to her friend Shivani Rangwala, not pictured, during their visit to El Rio. The bar, which opened its patio last weekend, had been closed since the Bay Area went into shelter in place.Yalonda M. James / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less