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Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the world

By Hugh Hewitt
Published December 9, 2013 5:00am ET
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Rio de Janeiro prepares to host the world
A student crosses a bridge to arrive to his school, with the Rocinha slum visible in the background in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday, July 3, 2006. (AP File) | SILVIA IZQUIERDO

Rio de Janeiro is hosting the World Cup and the Olympics in back-to-back media spectacles that will transform the world’s understanding of the city and its people.

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