Maria Tadeo
The Independent
April 23, 2014
Burning barricades in Copacabana: BBC report on violent protests overnight in #Rio #Brazil http://t.co/WdhyVQfAMm pic.twitter.com/H6RpJ1gIXm
— Ben James (@BenJourno) April 23, 2014
#A22 #Brazil #Rio Violent protests break out in #Copacabana after police shoots resident dead: http://t.co/sgEXENF3H3 pic.twitter.com/S3UkHcqW1T
— Saulo Corona (@SauloCorona) April 23, 2014
PHOTOS: 1 dead in #Rio de Janeiro after long night of violent protests. http://t.co/jETTGGMt87 via @mashable pic.twitter.com/Z2vt4PWaB8
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) April 23, 2014
Deadly protests broke out in a slum near Brazil’s Copacabana beach after police and protesters clashed over the death of a professional dancer on Tuesday night.
One person was reported dead in the shootout in the Pavao-Pavaozinho favela and a 12-year-old boy was injured in the protest, according to local media.
The slum was placed under lockdown as protesters set barricades of tyres and cars alight. Several streets were blocked as police struggled to contain the protest.
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