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Lonely barflies now can find solace in a beer can that talks. Two thousand talking beer cans available in Venezuela are promising prizes under a promotion by Brazilian brewer Brahma.

Emblazoned with a grinning mouth, the red and gold cans contain a light-activated recording that announces in a tinny voice prizes ranging from $50 to $2,000 when a can is opened.

South America’s largest brewer launched the Venezuelan campaign to boost its 10 percent share of one of South America’s fastest-growing markets.