In Brazil, where a near-doubling of private sector credit since 2007 has prompted a consumption boom, house prices in some police-pacified Rio slums have doubled in three years.

自2007年以来，巴西私营部门信贷将近翻番，这促进了消费的繁荣，就连里约热内卢一些需要警察维持治安的贫民窟，房价在三年之内都翻了一番。

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The Pan American games held in Rio in 2007 reportedly cost ten times the official budget, and left behind underused arenas.

根据报导，2007年里约主办泛美运动会花费了官方预算的十倍，并留下未充分利用的体育场馆。

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This culminated in a bid by one of the world’s biggest diversified miners, BHP Billiton, for another, Rio Tinto, in November 2007.

此种情况在2007年世界最大的多样化经营矿业巨头----必和必拓(BHP Billiton)竞购另一巨头力拓(Rio Tinto)时达到顶峰。

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Burton also claimed bronzes at the 2007 World Championships in Rio and the European Championships earlier this year.

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In 2009, 112.7 million Brazilians went to the movies compared to 89.1 million in 2008 and 89.3 million in 2007, according to Rio de Janeiro based industry research company, Filme B.

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It discovered the biggest offshore oil find in years back in 2007, off the coasts of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo states.

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