Private Eye

Andre Vianna gathers information near the Maracana stadium as part of the security detail for a visiting delegate to the Pan-American games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mr Vianna is part of a vast and constantly growing battalion of South American private eyes. Private investigation is a booming market in South America. According to Edilmar Lima, the president of CUFDB, a leading Brasilia-based detectives association that has more than 2,000 private eyes on its books, Brazil is home to an "army" of around 120,000 budding Sherlock Holmeses, making it, quite possibly, the world leader in private snoops. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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Andre Vianna gathers information near the Maracana stadium as part of the security detail for a visiting delegate to the Pan-American games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mr Vianna is part of a vast and constantly growing battalion of South American private eyes. Private investigation is a booming market in South America. According to Edilmar Lima, the president of CUFDB, a leading Brasilia-based detectives association that has more than 2,000 private eyes on its books, Brazil is home to an "army" of around 120,000 budding Sherlock Holmeses, making it, quite possibly, the world leader in private snoops. (Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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