2011年11月14日星期一

Yahoo! News: Brazil

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Brazil

Brazil slum raids impress, but what's the impact? (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 02:56 PM PST

A man reads a newspaper at 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 - The police blitzes in this Olympic city's biggest slums are meant to show the world that Rio is winning the fight against violent drug gangs that have ruled the shantytowns for decades.

Brazil grants residency based on same-sex marriage (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 12:10 PM PST

AP - Brazil's government for the first time has granted a foreign citizen the right to live permanently in the country based on a same-sex relationship with a Brazilian citizen, according to a notice published Monday in the country's Federal Register.

Monkeys attack man who invaded Brazil zoo pit (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 06:48 AM PST

AP - Monkeys at a Brazilian zoo have attacked and injured a man who swam into their enclosure, saying he wanted to play with them.

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