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    <link:label id="lab_arco_SupplyChainMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_arco_SupplyChainMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Supply Chain</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrentAndNoncurrent" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Related Parties</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_arco_IndemnificationforContingencies_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_arco_IndemnificationforContingencies" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Indemnification for Contingencies</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_arco_PrepaidPropertyandEquipment_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_arco_PrepaidPropertyandEquipment" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Prepaid Property and Equipment</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_arco_TwoThousandElevenEquityIncentivePlan2017GrantsMember_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_arco_TwoThousandElevenEquityIncentivePlan2017GrantsMember" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Two Thousand Eleven Equity Incentive Plan 2017 Grants [Member]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_arco_LossContingencyAccrualNetofDepositsRollForward_documentation_en-US" xlink:label="lab_arco_LossContingencyAccrualNetofDepositsRollForward" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Loss Contingency Accrual, Net of Deposits [Roll Forward]</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt" xlink:to="lab_us-gaap_OtherLongTermDebt" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_Security12bTitle_4eda0592-53b1-4c00-9671-a89b105f5924_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_dei_Security12bTitle_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Title of 12(b) Security</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits_80816649-3132-4680-a2fd-5beb80aa019d_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred income taxes</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxesAndTaxCredits"/>
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    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2021/elts/us-gaap-2021-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized"/>
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    <link:label id="lab_dei_DocumentType_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_dei_DocumentType" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Document Type</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentType" xlink:to="lab_dei_DocumentType" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:label id="lab_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_9ecebb5f-3fc9-447f-a3b8-74aec2928425_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Product and Service [Domain]</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears_650ad43a-8d59-4e5c-9335-301f94ae5576_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_LessorOperatingLeasePaymentsToBeReceivedTwoYears" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">2023</link:label>
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    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_3f70cbc7-b428-4dcf-b9b6-04bd72db4bc7_totalLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Total payments, Principal</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_5a3f079d-b440-4088-9f45-d850f58af60e_verboseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Principal amount outstanding</link:label>
    <link:label id="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount_label_en-US" xlink:label="lab_us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:type="resource" xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Gross</link:label>
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