Aids in Brazil

Janaina Silveira, left, of the "Fio da Alma" organization, distributes a kit which includes condoms, to a prostitute in a park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22, 2005 as Ivanilda Lima, 65, founder of the group, center looks on. The group aims to empower "sex professionals" for prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as fight discrimination. Lima, a prostitute for 50 years, said that the profession, which allows women a degree of independence, is honorable and provides a necessary service for the community.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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Janaina Silveira, left, of the "Fio da Alma" organization, distributes a kit which includes condoms, to a prostitute in a park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22, 2005 as Ivanilda Lima, 65, founder of the group, center looks on. The group aims to empower "sex professionals" for prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as fight discrimination. Lima, a prostitute for 50 years, said that the profession, which allows women a degree of independence, is honorable and provides a necessary service for the community.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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