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Rocinha

Rio: Beneath the spangles and the samba, a recurring cycle of dearth and excess

World

Rio: Beneath the spangles and the samba, a recurring cycle of dearth and excess

By Greg Mills

iMaverick, Monday 14 November

Media

iMaverick, Monday 14 November

By iMaverick Team

Rocinha gets a Brazilian - time to tidy up a nation for a party. What South Africa says about Brazil, and vice versa

Politics

Rocinha gets a Brazilian - time to tidy up a nation for a party. What South Africa says about Brazil, and vice versa

By Richard Poplak