Obama thrills Brazil slum residents with visit
Associated Press ^ | March 20, 2011 | JULIANA BARBASSA
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- President Barack Obama didn't just take in Rio's famous tourist sites during his visit Sunday, instead making his first stop a notorious slum where police recently wrested control from a violent drug gang.
Residents crowded sidewalks, rooftops and balconies to wave as Obama's shining black limousine rolled through the narrow streets.
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