4,000 Red Balloons In Copacabana

Made in Brazil  Jun 27 08

Members of the Rio de Paz organization lined up 4,000 red balloons and a cross at the beach in Copacabana today to protest the number of murders predicted to happen in the next six months in Rio. As shocking as it is, that number is estimated at 4,000 people. Full story...

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