Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Rio samba school leader shot dead

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• Vice president of Rio's Salgueiro samba school slain by gunmen in his car
• Up to 600,000 tourists set to gather for the city's famed Carnival celebrations
• Killing comes one day after shootout between police, drug gangs leaves six dead

Terrible story, now that Mardi Gras and Carnival season is in full swing here in New Orleans as well as Brazil. Read the full story.

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