NPR: Linkfest: Brazilian Tourists Paying for Slum Tours

Linkfest: Brazilian Tourists Paying for Slum Tours

Police in Rio de Janeiro are looking into claims that a company selling tours of the Brazilian city's slums offers travelers the chance to meet armed drug dealers.

It's quite a Ramble.

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Laura Conaway

7:01 AM ET | 05- 6-2008 | permalink

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