In Rio de Janeiro, three doctors have been shot dead on the tourist beach of Barra da Tijuca, Xinhua reported citing Brazilian local media.
Three shooters exited a car and opened fire on the victims, killing three and wounding another.
The attackers may have mistaken one of the physicians for a member of the local militia.
Meanwhile, six people from the same family, including one pregnant woman and a five-year-old girl, have been killed in the municipality of Jequie, south of Bahia, by shooters who invaded their home.
Last year, Jequie was the most violent city in Brazil among cities with more than 100,000 residents, with 88.8 violent fatalities per 100,000 people.
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