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Soldiers patrol the Complexo de Alemao slum during an operation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. At least 11 people have been killed during shootouts involving military personnel and police in Rio on Monday. Since February, the military has been in charge of security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which is struggling to curb a spike in violence. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Shootouts leave 13 dead, including 2 soldiers, in Rio

By BEATRICE CHRISTOFARO - Associated Press

In this March 3, 2018 photo, residents stand in line to receive a free vaccine against yellow fever on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Public Health Ministry and state health departments are using Twitter and Facebook to promote the vaccination campaign and to share links to information about the vaccine and the disease. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Rumors, mistrust hinder Brazil yellow fever vaccine campaign

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Friends and family surround the gravesite of 13-year-old Jeremias Moraes da Silva, during a burial ceremony at a cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Jeremias was walking home after playing soccer Tuesday, when he was struck by a stray bullet during a police operation in the Mare slum. He died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio beefs up Carnival security amid wave of violence

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Carlos Nuzman, president of the Brazilian Olympic committee, arrives at Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Federal police searched Nuzman's house Tuesday morning. French and Brazilian authorities have been working on a corruption investigation involving bribery surrounding the awarding of the 2016 Rio Games and the 2020 Tokyo Games. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil, France allege Rio Olympics vote-buying scheme

By PETER PRENGAMAN and STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 4, 2016 file photo, Sugar loaf mountain and Guanabara bay are seen behind the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio organizers promised to clean up polluted Guanabara Bay in their winning bid in 2009. During the Olympics, officials used stop-gap measures to keep floating sofas, logs, and dead animals from crashing into boats during the sailing events. Since the Olympics, the bankrupt state of Rio de Janeiro has ceased major efforts to clean the bay, with the unwelcome stench usually drifting along the highway from the international airport. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Rio’s Olympics 1 year later: The good, the bad and the ugly

By STEPHEN WADE and RENATA BRITO - Associated Press

Rio shut out of World Cup qualifiers after Maracana disputes

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Samba school members wave a giant flag as they march toward the Sambadrome during a protest against mayor Marcelo Crivella in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, June 17, 2017. The samba schools are protesting the decision by Crivella to cut carnival funding in half for the 2018 Carnival parade. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Samba schools protest against budget cuts for Carnival

By LILIANA MICHELENA - Associated Press

Police show 60 confiscated automatic rifles during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 1, 2017. Brazilian police have confiscated 60 automatic rifles found in a cargo shipment at Rio de Janeiro's international airport. The weapons were found Thursday in a container with pool heaters in a shipment from Miami. Four people have been arrested. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Police confiscate 60 automatic rifles at Rio airport

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Small Brazil city on edge after man dies from yellow fever

By YESICA FISCH - Associated Press

Brazil's President Michel Temer speaks during a press conference at the Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, where he spoke on the security vacuum created by a &quot;police halt&quot; in the Brazilian state Espirito Santo. Temer called the police halt “an insurgency against the Constitution.” Authorities have threatened to prosecute officers who do not respond to the calls to return to duty. The Brazilian Constitution prohibits police from going on strike. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Schools reopen in Brazil state paralyzed by police protest

By SARAH DiLORENZO and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2016, file photo, the Christ the Redeemer statue stands above Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio police said Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, that two bronze busts, two television sets and a piece of copper hose were stolen from iconic Stadium. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Rio police investigate looting at Maracana Stadium

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Marcelo Alves, a 28-year-old resident of Rio de Janeiro, pretends to eat flesh and grab at onlookers while participating in a “Zombie Walk” along Copacabana Beach, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Hundreds of Rio residents participated in the event, one of many planned throughout the country. Such zombie celebrations have become popular worldwide in recent years thanks to the popular AMC television series “The Walking Dead.” (AP Photo/Peter Prengaman)

‘Zombies’ in Rio groan, lurch at tourists along Copacabana

By PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2014 file photo, former Brazilian soccer captain Carlos Alberto Torres kisses the World Cup trophy which is part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, at the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Caros Alberto, a teammate of Pele and the captain of Brazil's World Cup-winning team in 1970, has died. He was 72. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Brazilian soccer great Carlos Alberto Torres dies

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

In this Aug. 2, 2016, file photo, United States James Feigen smiles during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Feigen was one of four American Olympic swimmers in connection to a story of being held at gunpoint and robbed several hours after the last Olympic swimming races ended. That claim began to unravel when police said that investigators could not find evidence to substantiate it. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

U.S. swimmers Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger leave Rio; James Feigen to pay $10K

By Peter Prengaman, Mauricio Savarese and Luis Andres Henao - Associated Press

Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus controls the ball during a Brazil Olympic soccer team training session in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 1, 2016. Brazil holds its first match against South Africa on August 4. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The Latest: Jin Jongoh overcomes miscue

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United States' Michael Phelps, left, jokes with his teammate James Feigen during a swimming training session prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Latest: April Ross baffled by Zika taunts

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An overview of Lagoa, as rowing team practice ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The Latest: US men take 4x100 freestyle gold, Phelps’ 19th

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Australia's delegation head Kitty Chiller, right, and boxer Daniel Lewis listen to questions during a press conference in the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, July 25, 2016. The head of the Australian delegation says that despite a delay of several days she expects her delegation to move into the athletes village on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The Latest: Italian pursuit team replaces Russia in cycling

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A boxer warms up in a training area in Riocentro ahead of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Latest: Yulia Efimova’s status still uncertain for Rio

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Workers secure a fence at Olympic Park as they make preparations for the upcoming Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Rio Games an acid test for Olympics’ appeal amid greater global concerns

By John Leicester - Associated Press