Rua Tonelero

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Tonelero is the name of a street located in the District of Copacabana in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where an assassination attempt took place against Carlos Lacerda, the main adversary of President Getúlio Vargas. The crime occurred at 12:30 AM on August 5, 1954, near the building at 180 Rua Tonelero.

The name of the street is often misspelled as Rua Toneleiro.

[edit] See also

• Rua Tonelero, 50 years later (in Portuguese)
• Rua Tonelero on mapcity.com (In Spanish)