Aids in Brazil

Ivanilda Lima, 65, of the "Fio da Alma" organization, second from right, talks to a prostitute and client about AIDS awareness in a park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22, 2005. The group distributes a kit which includes condoms as it strives 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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Ivanilda Lima, 65, of the "Fio da Alma" organization, second from right, talks to a prostitute and client about AIDS awareness in a park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 22, 2005. The group distributes a kit which includes condoms as it strives 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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