It's the /
In their example the slash (/) means " STATE and/or Country"
You should have:
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - FEBRUARY 7, 2016:
Ah, okay. I'll use this format for the next resubmit and hopefully y'all will have helped me solved this. I really appreciate everyone's input here! I don't post much in this forum, but I regularly use it as a reference tool. Y'all are awesome. Thank you!