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November 7, 2012

Crime World

Rio: The Fight for the Favelas

On the experimental favela police force UPP (aka “The Big Skull”) and their efforts to clean Rio’s largest slum in advance of the World Cup and Olympics.

Misha Glenny The Financial Times Nov 2012 15min Permalink