Brazil's Attempt to Pacify Rio de Janeiro - Oct. 14, 2012

Rio de Janeiro is the capital city of the state, Rio de Janeiro, and the second largest city in Brazil. Brazil is in the process of cleaning up it's most dangerous regions because it will be home to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.  Two of these dangerous slums are the favelas of Jacarezinho and Manguinhos, located in Rio de Janeiro.  Over 2,000 police officers backed by hundreds of soldiers from the Brazilian Navy have gone into Rio de Janeiro in an attempt to pacify the regions, which are notorious for selling and usage of cocaine, and violence.  The groups of armed forces have raided houses, and made many arrests of cocaine dealers.  Pacifying the city could be a great thing for Brazil.  It could offer a new start, and help restore order in the slums that seemed to have been falling apart.Article