Monday, October 15, 2012
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
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Even before clicking the article the explanation before it is really informative about some of the areas in Brazil that people don't really hear about, as well as the upcoming events in Brazil that someone may have not known were going to be happening there.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great thing that the Olympics are causing the country to cut down on violence and crimes.
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