Violent Rio

Cleyde Padro Maia stands near an antiviolence protest on copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, August 4, 2007. Maia is mother of Gabriela do Prado Ribeiro, killed by a stray bullet in a shootout March 25, 2003. Maia has become a spokesperson for tougher penalties for convicted criminals. Organizers said that more than 3,000 people have been killed by firearms in Rio from January through July, 2007.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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Cleyde Padro Maia stands near an antiviolence protest on copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, August 4, 2007. Maia is mother of Gabriela do Prado Ribeiro, killed by a stray bullet in a shootout March 25, 2003. Maia has become a spokesperson for tougher penalties for convicted criminals. Organizers said that more than 3,000 people have been killed by firearms in Rio from January through July, 2007.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

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