Abaetetuba, Brazil

Abaetetuba, Brazil

The city of Abaetetuba is located in Pará State, Brazil. The population of the municipality is 129,300, of which 78,000 live in the city proper (IBGE figure 2005). The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abaetetuba.

It caught the attention of the world media in November, 2007 when a 15-year-old girl was left for a month in a prison cell with at least 20 men and repeatedly raped and tortured by them. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7108676.stm Brazil shock at woman's jail rape] ]

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