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A 37-year-old Dutch tourist was in hospital in Rio de Janeiro Sunday after being shot twice by a mugger who attacked him and his wife after the city's fabled Carnival festivities got under way, police told AFP.


A 37-year-old Dutch tourist was in hospital in Rio de Janeiro Sunday after being shot twice by a mugger who attacked him and his wife after the city's fabled Carnival festivities got under way, police told AFP. "This is the worst crime we have had against a foreign tourist this year and we are worried about it," the head of the special tourist police unit handling the assault, Gilbert Stivanello, said. The Dutchman, identified as Alexander Kors Johannes Vervoort, was shot in the stomach and arm during the assault late Friday. He remained in intensive care, though was conscious. Rio's four-day Carnival kicked off Saturday with a slew of celebrities in town to watch the main event, which this year is dominated by a row over a seven-year-old girl joining the ranks of the sexy adult samba queens. Singer Madonna, Australian actor Hugh Jackman and famous-for-being-famous Paris Hilton were all congregating in the seaside "Marvelous City" which was experiencing its steamiest heat wave in 50 years. Temperatures were soaring above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The traditional festivities involving copious amounts of cold beer and caipirinhas, skimpy clothing and infectious drum beats have already been going on for days in the streets, where thousands of tourists have joined locals in dancing and partying.

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