RIO DE JANEIRO—In recent years, visitors here have increasingly taken guided tours of this city’s hillside slums, drawn by ads featuring smiling children, colorful graffiti and the promise of “another Rio.” Tour operators rarely mention the risks. But a fatal police shooting this week of a Spanish woman who was taking such a tour is a potent reminder of the perils locals face at a time of resurgent violence in this world-famous Brazilian city.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 28, 2017 14:26 UTC