Brazilian troops take over Rio’s main favela without firing a shot

Monday, November 14th 2011 - 06:32 UTC

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Three thousand troops backed by helicopters and armoured vehicles occupied Rio de Janeiro's largest favela (slum) without firing a shot, the biggest step in the Brazilian city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs. Read full article

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Fido Dido
good job Rio state, adding more people to the consumer market.
Nov 14th, 2011 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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