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November 14, 2011

Brazil Floods Rio De Janeiro’s Largest Slum With Thousands of Troops in Planned Security Operation 
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In Brazil, 3,000 troops backed by helicopters and armored vehicles
invaded Rio de Janeiro's largest slum on Sunday in a security operation
ahead of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics two years later. The
raid of the hillside favela began at 4 a.m. The troops encountered no
resistance. The authorities had announced their plans days in advance.



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