Another Worker Dies in World Cup Stadium Construction

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A 22-year-old man working on the construction of a soccer stadium in Brazil fell nearly 115 feet and died on Saturday. According to Reuters, Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira was working on a World Cup stadium in Manaus, Brazil when a cable snapped, sending him off the roof of the building. He died hours later in a local hospital.

This death is just the latest in a line of incidents that have plagued Brazil's hosting of this summer's World Cup. From Reuters:

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