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Nervous birds/Nervos à flor da pele

Turns out that it wasn’t an exhaust pipe, but an actual motorcycle theft that set off the panic: http://extra.globo.com/geral/casodepolicia/posts/2010/09/01/pm-confirma-que-motoqueiro-foi-assaltado-no-tunel-zuzu-angel-320737.asp Crime is down significantly in Rio this year compared to last, although there have been some questions about the statistics. Some … Continue reading

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