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Rio favelas blocked in by Israel-style wall

Construction has already begun on a 2,900m long series of containment walls in Rio’s South Zone, aimed at stemming the expansion of favelas behind its richest suburbs.
The first part of the concrete and steel wall will be erected behind the favela of Dona Marta, which has been occupied by police special forces since November 2008, [...]