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Video: Pope Francis wins over Rio favela
The ramshackle slum’s residents — both Catholics and evangelicals — give a rock-star welcome to “the people’s pope.”
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Residents of the Varginha slum gathered early Thursday to greet Pope Francis on his historic visit to this Rio favela.