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New blackout hits Rio's glitzy beach neighborhoods
Quick ReadRio's beachside tourist districts lose power just 2 weeks after massive Brazil blackouts
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's posh beach neighborhoods lost power for hours in sweltering summer weather Tuesday, prompting restaurants to toss out spoiled food and business owners to send employees home.
The outage came two weeks after a massive blackout left more than 60 million people in the dark and raised questions about the nation's ability to host the 2014 World Cup and the...
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