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Rio’s Cops Get Tolerance Tutorial

Social Earthquake

Rio de Janeiro is famous for its party culture, but it’s no carnival for gays and lesbians. Now the police—once part of the problem—are starting to change their tune. By Mac Margolis.

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Back in 2002, when he was head of Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro, Zaqueu Teixeira caused a minor social earthquake. A group of streetwalkers had been complaining of being roughed up in the streets, and Teixeira decided to investigate.

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