In Rough Slum, Brazil’s Police Try Soft Touch By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
Years of hate and mistrust are thawing in some of Rio de Janeiro’s most violent slums, as officials have embarked on an ambitious plan to wrest control of them from ruthless drug gangs.
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2009 article - Violence in the Newest Olympic City Rattles Brazil By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO Weeks after Rio de Janeiro was selected to host the Olympics, drug bandits shot down a police helicopter.
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2009 article -- Courting goodwill in Rio's mean streets Community policing offered in slums as an alternative to tough security forces.
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