UOP Shock and Order in Ipanema
The Unidade de Ordem Pública (UOP) involves a heavy police presence on the streets, 24 hours a day, seven days...
December 27, 2011Topic
Choque de Ordem
Investigation Targets Rio’s Uruguaiana Market
Rua Uruguaiana market has recently become a target of investigation into militia extortion, counterfeiting and even illegal immigration.
September 20, 2011
Zero-tolerance “Shock of Order” in Rio’s Centro
Operação Choque de Ordem (Operation Shock of Order) came to Centro this week, the second permanent Unidade de Ordem Pública...
September 6, 2011
Police Take Favelas in Santa Teresa
By Patricia Maresch, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On Sunday night at 10PM Rio's Governor Sergio Cabral tweeted:...
February 8, 2011
The Changing Face of Lapa
By Felicity Clarke, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO - Lapa, Rio's frenzied center of culture and nightlife, is undergoing...
July 27, 2010
Prefeitura Removes Illegal Advertising
By Philip Sever, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2586" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Secretary for Public Order Rodrigo Bethlem, photo by Jorge Marinho."][/caption] RIO...
May 5, 2009