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Courting goodwill in Rio's mean streets

Source: Washington Post
Rio de Janeiro : Brazil | about 1 month ago  
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva waves during the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Rio de Janeiro
    Brazilian President Lula da Silva waves during the opening ceremony of ...
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva speaks during the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Mangueira Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro
    Brazilian President Lula da Silva speaks during the opening ceremony ...
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva attends the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Rio de Janeiro
    Brazilian President Lula da Silva attends the opening ceremony of the ...
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva kisses the Mangueira's Samba School flag during the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Mangueira Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro
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  • Rio de Janeiro's Sports Secretary Chiquinho gives a birthday cake to Brazilian President Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Brazil's Staff Minister Rousseff attend the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Rio de Janeiro
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  • Brazilian President Lula da Silva wipes his forehead during the opening ceremony of the Sports and Culture Center in Rio de Janeiro
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  • Rio de Janeiro's Governor Cabral, Mangueira's Samba School President Meirelles, Rio de Janeiro's Social Promotion Secretary da Silva and Brazil's Staff Minister Rousseff sing happy birthday to Brazilian President Lula da Silva in Rio de Janeiro
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The residents of Santa Marta, one of this violent city's many hillside slums, had never seen someone quite like the new police captain, a woman who strolled its maze of passageways to shake hands and ask residents what services the government might deliver. They had also not seen officers quite like...
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    The residents of Santa Marta, one of this violent city's many hillside slums, had never seen someone quite like the new police captain, a woman who strolled its maze of passageways to shake hands and ask residents what services the government might...
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