Candelária massacre

When

23 Jul 1993

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

8

Coordinates

22.90° S, 43.18° W

Description

massacre

1993 mass killing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Candelária massacre was a mass killing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23, 1993. During the night, eight homeless people, including six minors, were killed by a group of men beside the Candelária Church. Several of the men were members of the police and were tried for the killings, but only two were convicted.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Candelária massacre occurs after eight homeless people, including six minors are killed by several men, who were members of the police”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “В центре Рио-де-Жанейро неизвестные открыли огонь по спящим у церкви подросткам”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “カンデラリア教会虐殺事件：リオデジャネイロのカンデラリア教会で、警察官を含むグループに8人のストリートチルドレンが射殺される。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page