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TIL that 8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are on the list of the 50 most violent cities in the world (Brasilia, Fortaleza, Recife, Curitiba, Manaus, Cuiaba, Salvador, Belo Horizonte)

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