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Ahead of World Cup, Brazil Relocates More Than 15,000 Families

Jenny Barchfield for Associated Press
March 5, 2014 - 7:00am

Amnesty International Brazil says 19,200 families in and round Rio have been pushed out of their homes since 2009. An advocacy group for affected slum residents called the Popular Committee for the World Cup and Olympics estimates that 100,000 have or will be moved.



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