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...drunk Swiss and a drunk Canadian who whooped it up a bit too much at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro have been jailed for their hijinks...
...relaxed summer beaches of Rio de Janeiro, nobody glances twice when a woman parades by in a microscopic bikini or wriggles out of her top to sunbathe. But last month pet-shop assistant Rosemeri da Costa, 34, was tanning herself topless on Recreio beach when a shadow fell across her towel. She looked up and saw a gang of policemen armed with truncheons standing over her. In a spasm of puritanism, the police had decided to enforce a 70-year-old law against immorality. They demanded that Da Costa slip back into her top. When she refused, the police dragged...
...McGirk. With reporting by Andrew Downie/Rio de Janeiro...
...guys! Don't dampen the millennium-celebration spirit [LIVING, Nov. 29]. In some parts of the world, people are excited and waiting for the greatest party ever! We here in Rio certainly are. Imagine passion, devotion, rhythm and respect welcoming you to the new era. ADRIAN CONSTANT Rio de Janeiro...
...will stand in awe trying to fathom this--for all of three minutes, after which they'll get back to more important things, like the next day's hunt, which is after all what life is really all about. WILLIAM O'DWYER FOGTMAN Documentary Filmmaker Rio de Janeiro...