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Police patrol in the Complexo do Alemao slum as residents watch in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Nov. 29, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city that will host the 2016 Olympics, as operations continued Monday to locate drug gang members.  Asia Times  Tue 30 Nov 2010
Brazil’s street war not for resale abroad
|      Nov 30, 2010 | | More | THE ROVING EYE | Brazil’s street war not for resale abroad | By Pepe Escobar | As much as their attention may be focused on the stinging cold-war bat... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
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Police patrol the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday Nov. 29, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city that will host the 2016 Olympics, as operations continued Monday to locate drug gang members.  BBC News  Mon 29 Nov 2010
Brazil's Lula hails Rio police operation
Continue reading the main story Related stories | Brazil forces take over Rio slum In pictures: Brazil forces enter Rio slum Rio drug traffickers surrounded | Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da S... (photo: AP / Andre Penner)
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Policemen place a Brazilian flag at a top point of the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio's most dangerous slum that was the backbone of the city's biggest drug gang was taken by 2,600 police and soldiers Sunday, an unprecedented accomplishment by authorities in their fight to secure this seaside metropolis that will host the 2016 Olympics. Zeenews Mon 29 Nov 2010
Brazil claims 'D-Day' victory on Rio slums
Rio De Janeiro: Brazil claimed victory on day in its crackdown on the slums of Rio de Janeiro after an unprecedented military operation to drive out drug traffickers and ... (photo: AP / Silvia Izquierdo)
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Brazil?s police officers stand by a police car hit by bullets during a shootout in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2007. Nine people were killed in shootout involving police, suspected drug traffickers and paramilitary militias in a Rio de Janei ABC News Sun 28 Nov 2010
Brazil Police Raid Gang-Ridden Rio Slum
The Associated Press | By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press | RIO DE JANEIRO November 28, 2010 (AP) | Police take position during an operation against alleged drug traffick... (photo: AP/Ricardo Moraes)
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A man protecting a girl and two other civilians try to reach safety during a shootout between police and drug traffickers at the Minera slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, April 17, 2007. Rio is one of the most violent cities in the world, with an annual h CBS News Sun 28 Nov 2010
Brazil Police Raid Gang-ridden Rio Slum
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Police and soldiers charged into Rio's most dangerous slum at daybreak Sunday, seizing the bastion of the city's biggest drug gang in a battle to ma... (photo: AP/Ricardo Moraes)
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Police stand guard as tourists leave the Intercontinental hotel after it was invaded by gunmen who took hostages in the Sao Conrado neighborhood near the Rocinha Slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday Aug. 21, 2010. The Daily Telegraph Sun 28 Nov 2010
Brazil police claim victory in drugs 'war'
Armed police in Rio de Janeiro claimed on Sunday to have defeated drugs gangs of up to 600 men who waged a week-long campaign of violence across two of the city's slums t... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
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A resident, bottom center, who was shot, lays on the ground as others help him during a police operation at the Grota slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Al Jazeera Sat 27 Nov 2010
Brazil braces for more violence
| Residents of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro are bracing for more violence as authorities widen a crackdown on drug gangs in the city's sprawli... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
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Police and a search dog patrol the Morro do Adeus slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009. Al Jazeera Fri 26 Nov 2010
Brazil cracks down on drug gangs
| Brazil has sent heavily armoured military vehicles into a slum in Rio de Janeiro in a major escalation of the government's fight against drug related crime in the city'... (photo: AP / Felipe Dana)
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People sit in a flooded street in Higuerote, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. Venezuela floods and mudslides leave at least 25 dead BBC News
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