Jogo do Bicho- Brazils popular illegal animal lottery is losing its bite - Rio de Janeiro

Banned since the 1890s yet widely played until recently, Rio betting game has strong links to carnival, football and gangs At the intersection of two of the busiest streets in the Copacabana neighbourhood, just a five-minute walk from Rio de Janeiros most famous beach, it is possible to play a gambling game created 134 years ago and banned for almost as long. There is a police station just one block away, but it is no inc