RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police protesting unpaid salaries with just one month to go before the Olympics surprised arriving travelers at Rio de Janeiro's main airport Monday with banners reading "Welcome to Hell."

The protest by more than 100 emergency services workers, including firefighters, took place in the arrival hall at Galeao International Airport, which will be a key entry point for the expected half million tourists to the Games starting Aug. 5.

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