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Fourth Arena Amazônia Worker Dies in Accident: Daily

By Robbie Blakeley, Senior Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - A worker was killed yesterday afternoon at the Arena Amazônia World Cup stadium site in Manaus. Antônio José Pita Martins, 55, was helping to dismantle a crane when part of the machine fell onto his head.

He was rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery but died later from his injuries. Mr. Martins is the fourth worker to die at the Manaus site in eleven months . . .

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