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Brazil's emerging middle class says 'adeus' to poverty

"There can be few more striking images of the inequality at the heart of Brazilian society than the favela or shanty town of Paraisopolis in Sao Paulo.But if favelas have come to symbolise some of the greatest...

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Officer in Bush motorcade accident dies (AP)

" HONOLULU - A motorcycle officer injured last week while escorting President Bush " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> President Bush in the islands died Sunday, police said. Steve Favela, 30, and two other officers crashed their cycles as the presidential...

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The pull of Rio's shanty towns

"Rio de Janeiro's numerous slums, or favelas, are notorious for being full of drugs, crime and guns. But, a growing number of favela dwellers are trying to change that image, wooing foreigners with their own style of hospitality. The BBC's Emma Joseph reports. Louis Bento...