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Pacification fallout: first journalist death (among many others)

While Rio police juggle priorities, violence and fear are still present According to O Globo newspaper, yesterday TV Band cameraman Gelson Domingos da Silva, 46, was the first journalist to die in Rio de Janeiro covering during a shootout between … Continue reading

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Funk Carioca comes all the way down the hill

You might think that all cariocas support the changes taking place in their city. Or you might think that the people who say they support them are lying, and nothing is really changing at all. In fact, the transformation of … Continue reading

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