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Rio police fail to catch gang leaders in operation (AP)
Huge police sweep in Rio aims at drug traffickers (AFP)
Rio winning in investment, failing on culture (AFP)
Brazilian students return to school after massacre (AFP)

Rio police fail to catch gang leaders in operation (AP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:07 PM PDT

AP - About 200 police entered Rio de Janeiro's largest slum Tuesday, hoping to capture one of the city's most wanted drug kingpins.

Huge police sweep in Rio aims at drug traffickers (AFP)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:30 PM PDT

AFP - Brazilian police swept through Rio de Janeiro's largest slum in a crackdown on drug-related crime Tuesday, arresting 11 people and seizing an estimated three tonnes of marijuana, officials said.

Rio winning in investment, failing on culture (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 10:23 PM PDT

AFP - Despite a wealth of investment ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro officials admit they are falling short in renovating the city's many cultural sites.