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Rio mayor hits back at Australia favela ban

Rio mayor hits back at Australia favela ban

MELBOURNE, Feb 24 (Reuters) Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes has described Australia's Olympic committee as a "source of aggressions" against Brazil after it banned the team's athletes from visiting the city's favelas during the Games in August.
Australia's team chef de mission Kitty Chiller told News Ltd media on Sunday that their Olympians would be barred from going to the urban slums, even on official tours, in accordance with advice from a security expert.

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