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Rio de Janeiro recently hired former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to help with security ahead of the 2016 Olympics. Residents of Rio are already seeing Giuliani-esq enforcements by the police. CNPI reporter Kristofer Ríos recently wrote this article for the Indypendent on the Giuliani style crackdown in Rio.
Also listen to this mini-sound collage featuring two residents of Rio's favela , Elza Santiago and Wagner Dutra, who described the realities of where they live.
The price of a subway ride increased from $2 to $2.25 at the end of July, and unlimited card fares also went up. Irene Tung reports on how the MTA's fare hike is impacting subway performers, students and parents.
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