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Grammy winners Alicia Keys and Beyonce shoot music video in Rio slums

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LA Brazilian Culture Examiner

Singer Alicia Keys (left) and Beyonce during the recording of a music video in Rio de Janeiro.
(AP Photos/Felipe Dana)

Grammy Award-winning singers Alicia Keys and Beyonce Knowles filmed a music video in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month, for their duet "Put It In a Love Song" from Keys' recently released album "The Element of Freedom."

Brazilian television showed the singers performing together in front of cameras in the Morro da Conceição shantytown, but the video will have scenes recorded at several locations across Rio.

Keys filmed one segment at Dona Marta slum, a shantytown that became famous after Michael Jackson was there to film the 1996 video "They Don't Care About Us."

See some of the local coverage below.


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, LA Brazilian Culture Examiner

Luiz Calado moved to Los Angeles in the early 90's and, at the time, was impressed with the huge number of fellow Brazilians living in town. Since then, the community has grown exponentially and its captivating culture is always touching the lives of Angeleños. With a degree in Communications and...

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