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Houses on Morro Santa Marta over buildings in Botafogo
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Way Beyond the UPP

By • Translation by • February 21, 2011

Clique aqui para Português Here we are more than two years on from the implementation of the UPP (Police Pacification Unit) in Santa Marta, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro’s South Zone. What has improved? Here I […]

Policial da UPP observa o Morro dos Cabritos
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The UPPs in Needy Communities

By • Translation by • June 20, 2010

Rio de Janeiro’s poor communities are experiencing a social transformation that, in my view, appears to be good if accompanied by other socioeconomic initiatives. Well, it’s not enough to fight violence and organized crime using […]