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Brazil launches safe-sex campaign ahead of carnival
Feb 12 2007, Suman Arya

With the Brazil Carnival round the corner and Rio de Janeiro in full swings, the sex industry in the city expects thousands of tourists during the Carnival festivities. But the government seems cynical about the spreading of STDs and AIDS.

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