2011年11月16日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


Brazil economist: Rio slum poised for improvement (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST

A Brazilian policeman patrols the streets of the Rocinha slum in Rio de Janeiro, Monday Nov. 14, 2011. More than 3,000 police and soldiers backed by armored personnel carriers raced into Rocinha, Brazil's biggest slum, before dawn Sunday, quickly gaining control of a shantytown ruled for decades by a heavily armed drug gang. The takeover of the neighborhood was the most ambitious operation yet in an effort to increase security before Rio hosts the final matches of the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - One of the Rio shantytowns taken over by police this week has a population that is younger, less educated and more cut off from state services than other slums — characteristics that present a big opportunity for future financial growth, a leading economist said Wednesday.


Piranhas take toes at river beach in west Brazil (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 02:10 PM PST

AP - Thousands of flesh-eating piranhas have infested a river beach popular with tourists in western Brazil and have bitten at least 15 unwary swimmers, authorities said Wednesday.

Botero bronze, Brazil artists hit auction records (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 12:01 PM PST

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) A towering bronze sculpture by Fernando Botero and works by several Brazilian artists set auction records during Christie's Latin American sale, the auction house said on Wednesday.

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