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Obama takes in Rio with Libya on his mind JIM KUHNHENN Yahoo! News 03/20/2011	Obama cancels public speech in Rio square: embassy Breitbart.com 03/19/2011
President Barack Obama played grand tourist to Rio de Janeiro's vivid extremes on Sunday, motorcading from brilliant beaches to a notorious slum even as he monitored U.S. military strikes in faraway Libya.	President Barack Obama has cancelled a public speech he was scheduled to deliver Sunday in a Rio square during his upcoming visit to Brazil, the US embassy in Brasilia said.
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Rubber Bullets Fly at Anti-Obama Protest In Rio Forbes.com 03/19/2011	Rio de Janeiro shaken by fresh gang violence BBC News 11/25/2010
A molotov cocktail was launched in front of the US consulate in Rio de Janeiro late Friday in protest of the arrival of President Barack Obama, the O Globo newspaper in Rio reported. Military police reacted by firing rubber bullets into the gathering of 200 at around 18:30 local time. A CBN news reporter suffered a minor injury from the shots and traffic was blocked.	Police and gang members have clashed in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro for a fourth day, despite further raids by security forces.
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Police raid slums, 10 die, as robberies rock Rio JULIANA BARBASSA Yahoo! News 11/24/2010	Spotlight proves too much for 7-year-old samba queen at Rio carnival Times Online 02/14/2010
RIO DE JANEIRO – Police raided gang-ruled shantytowns and said 10 suspected criminals died in gunbattles on Wednesday as authorities tried to halt a wave of violence that has rattled rich and poor alike in a city Brazil hopes to make a showplace for the 2016 Olympics.	A Michael Jackson impersonator performed atop a silver float, and Madonna and Jesus watched from a crowded balcony, but all eyes were on seven-year-old samba queen Julia Lira as she strutted her stuff in front of thousands of people at Brazil’s world-famous carnival parade in Rio de Janiero last night.
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Carnival erupts in Rio amid scorching heat wave BRADLEY BROOKS AP 02/13/2010	Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Summer Games Tim Lemke and Matthew Mosk The Washington Times 10/02/2009
RIO DE JANEIRO — Carnival's raucous street parties flooded Rio with drum-beating local revelers and sweaty foreigners escaping snowbound cities.	Chicago's dreams of Olympic glory were shattered Friday afternoon, as Rio de Janeiro was granted the rights to host the 2016 Summer Games, disappointing President Obama and marking the first time the global sports spectacle will be held in South America.
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Gisele Bundchen Flaunts Carnival Curves Just Jared 02/23/2009	Fashion fairs in HK, Rio light up the fashion week Xinhuanet 01/13/2009
Former Victoria’s Secret model Gisele Bundchen breaks out her bikini on the the terrace of Copacabana Palace hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday afternoon (February 22.)	The 2009 Hong Kong Fashion Festival and Rio de Janeiro's Fashion Week kicked off both on Monday, each attracting thousands of fashionistas from around the world.
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