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| | Bloomberg.com: Culture |
 | | For Rio de Janeiro, it was a chance to burnish an image tarnished by a reputation for violence, the city's mayor, Cesar Maia, said in an interview before the show. |
 | | The musician, famous for the song ``Tonight's the Night,'' was not the only attraction, Ana Maria Maia, the city's undersecretary for culture, said through a press office spokeswoman. |
 | | The city, for its part, is counting on the show and the publicity surrounding it to bolster an image tarnished by violence and bolster the city's place as Brazil's cultural capital. |
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