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A gunman opens fire at an elementary school in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing twelve children and injuring 22 others before committing suicide.

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Rio de Janeiro school shooting

Mass murder in 2011 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On the morning of 7 April 2011, a mass shooting occurred at the Tasso da Silveira Municipal School, an elementary school in Realengo on the western fringe of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Twelve students were killed and 22 others were seriously wounded by Wellington Menezes de…
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Rio de Janeiro

Second-largest city in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.
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April 7

Day of the year

April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 268 days remain until the end of the year.
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