Maré - one of the most dangerous of Rio de Janeiros slums, called - TopicsExpress



          

Maré - one of the most dangerous of Rio de Janeiros slums, called favelas - has grown used to poverty, mob law, indiscriminate incursions by deadly police units and now - military occupation by thousands of federal troops. A collection of 16 enclaves straddling two strategic roads leading to Rios international airport, Maré was a war zone between rival drug gangs for roughly three decades. Now its a key battleground in the authorities effort to pacify the citys favelas ahead of the 2014 World Cup, which begins June 12. alj.am/1hVpftK
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 16:55:51 +0000

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