To many of those unfamiliar with them, Rio de Janeiro’s favelas—dense urban settlements of cheap, sometimes illegally built dwellings and shops—are objects of fear and curiosity. Outsiders associate these ne
Children play in fear of the noise coming from the helicopter of BOPE, Rio de Janeiro's military police special operation unit. This is a spe- cial battalion of the police force known for its brutal methods and interventions in the favelas. Its symbol and main instrument are, respectively, ...