Memory of slain councilwoman honored in Rio de Janeiro
Marcelo Silva De Sousa, Associated Press
Updated 7:40 pm CDT, Sunday, October 14, 2018
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Brazil's second largest city Sunday to honor the memory of a councilwoman and human rights activist who was shot to death seven months ago.
Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Pedro Gomes, were killed in Rio de Janeiro on March 14 while returning from an event focused on empowering young black women.
At least 2,000 people joined the rally at Rio's Cinelandia Square for a symbolic restoration of a street sign with her name on it.
The previous sign was taken down two weeks earlier by two supporters of right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who won the first round of Brazil's presidential election last weekend. The pair said the Franco street sign had replaced the original sign and thus was an act of vandalism.
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Marielle Franco
Marielle Franco's car
People mourning Marielle Franco's assassination.
