http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110320/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_obama_slum_tour By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Juliana Barbassa, Associated Press – 2 hrs 14 mins ago
RIO DE JANEIRO – President Barack Obama didn't just take in Rio's famous tourist sites during his visit Sunday, instead making his first stop a notorious slum where police recently wrested control from a violent drug gang.
Residents crowded sidewalks, rooftops and balconies to wave as Obama's shining black limousine rolled through the narrow streets. The luxurious vehicle contrasted sharply with the poverty in Cidade de Deus, or City of God, made famous by an Oscar-nominated movie of the same name.
At a community center, the president shed his coat and tie, rolled up his sleeves and dribbled a soccer ball one-on-one with a delighted boy. Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia also kicked a ball around with the kids.
Obama then walked out to the street and waved to throngs of cheering residents. Dozens of young children pressed up against a chain-link fence trying to get a glimpse of the U.S. president, as armed guards stood watch on the metal roofs of jumbled shacks.