The shooting occurred yesterday afternoon in the Morro dos Prazeres slum located next to the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood.
Police said Natalia Lorena Cappetti was in stable condition in a hospital, where she was taken with wounds to her legs and stomach.
Capetti's husband and a Spanish couple were also in the car but were unhurt. Police said the gunmen fled without stealing anything.
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