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American tourist shot dead in Rio de Janeiro

RT Staff Reporters -
A 28-year-old American tourist died yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he had been hospitalized since Tuesday after being shot in a shootout in a favela that killed another man. Joseph Thomas, who was shot in the neck, died...
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Brazil: Armed violence against security forces increases in Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area in October -Fogo Cruzado

Iolanda Fonseca -
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In October, the number of security officers shot and killed in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region increased by 90% compared to last year. The Instituto Fogo Cruzado recorded 19 victims, nine of whom...
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