1.5 million Brazilians throng to see 'pope of poor'
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 26, 2013 (AFP) - A huge crowd of 1.5 million Catholics greeted Pope Francis on Brazil's Copacabana beach on Thursday after the pontiff toured a notorious Rio slum to defend the cause of the poor.Latin America's first pope was confronted with starkly contrasting images of life in the tropical metropolis on the fourth day of his visit to Brazil, from its ritzy seafront to its impoverished hillside favelas.