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By William Jones, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Strikes, protests and public unrest continue to blight Brazil’s host cities such as Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo with the 2014 FIFA World Cup just under...

By Sarah de Sainte Croix, Senior Contributing Repórter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to a military police spokesman, following several days of unrest and heavy gunfire between drug gangs and police forces in the pacified Complexo Alemão favela in...