Clique aqui para Português This is Part 2 in a five-part series documenting Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) Installations. If the first six implementations can be described as the honeymoon period of the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP), […]
Clique aqui para Português Resident account on the state of violence in the community of Complexo do Alemão. Today I woke up reflecting on what is going on in my favela. I started to realize that […]
Clique aqui para Português Around 50 Complexo do Alemão residents took to the streets on Saturday August 9 to promote peace in the community. Since the end of the World Cup, the favela complex has experienced […]
Clique aqui para Português The lives of hundreds of residents in Complexo do Alemão have been disrupted by daily armed conflicts since the 2014 World Cup ended on July 13. According to residents, a teenage […]
Clique aqui para Português This is Part 4 in a four-part series on the History of Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police. Click here for Parts 1, 2, and 3. It seemed as though, between the inauguration of the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) […]