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Mudslide in resort kills at least 19 people| A stationary front continued for a third day to pound southeast coast with rain, turning hills into nightmarish scenes and raising the death toll to 45 | |
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Death toll rains hits 51| More than three days of rain caused a large part of a mountain near Rio de Janeiro to collapse as mud | |
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| Apr.6 |
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Rains, flooding kill 200 in Brazil  About 287 people have been rescued, and others were trapped under mudslides caused by the rain
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| Apr.8 |
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Death toll climbs from Rio mudslides The death toll from flooding and mudslides continued to climb, with official reports of at least 181 fatalities. 5,000 of people have been left homeless
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| Apr.10 |
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More than 200 dead in mudslides  Most of the deaths happened in Niteroi, just across the bay from the city, the fire department said. At least 134 people died there
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| Jun.3 |
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Soccer star Adriano denies drug-gang ties Adriano appeared before a prosecutor and denied accusations of associating with a top Rio de Janeiro drug gang
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| Jul.7 |
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Goalie suspected in murder surrenders Bruno de Souza, Flamengo's goal keeper, turned himself in to police for questioning related to the murder of a woman believed to have been the...
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| Nov.25 |
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Rio steps up anti-gang operation Police in the city have deployed armoured vehicles in a shanty town as they continue operations to stem a wave of violence
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Rio police 'in control of favela'| Police in Rio de Janeiro say they now have total control of the Vila Cruzeiro shanty town, as they continue a crackdown on violent drug gangs | |
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| Nov.26 |
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Troops sended to violence-plagued Rio Authorities sent in the military to help quell violence that continued in the slums, with gangs torching buses and five cars before dawn
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| Nov.27 |
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Rio drug traffickers surrounded Police in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro urge drug traffickers in a hillside slum to turn themselves in or face a determined assault
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| Nov.28 |
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Brazil forces take over Rio slum| Authorities launched a massive sweep of the Alemao favela complex, searching for drug gang leaders and illegal drugs | |
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Rio police seize large drugs haul Brazilian police and troops say they have found a large haul of drugs after storming a major drug traffickers' stronghold
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Troops to occupy slum through October The military operation to clear the Alemao slum of drug traffickers will turn into an occupation of the area at least through October 2011
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