Rio favela tweets create overnight celebrity

BBC News by Tim Hirsch | Nov. 29, 2010 (News Report)

For the past few days, Brazilians watched transfixed as scenes more reminiscent of Iraq or Afghanistan than of their own "marvellous city", Rio de Janeiro, unfolded live on TV screens. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Nov 29, 2010 - 8:15 AM PST
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