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In The Hills Of Rio, Shantytowns Get A Makeover

<p>Santa Marta is one of the many slums that dot the hillsides of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio, host of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, is now trying to remake these slums, or <em>favelas</em>, long wracked by poverty and violence.</p> (AFP/Getty Images)

Santa Marta is one of the many slums that dot the hillsides of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio, host of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016, is now trying to remake these slums, or favelas, long wracked by poverty and violence.

(AFP/Getty Images)

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