Santa Marta, Three Years of Pacification
Last week marked the three year anniversary of the pacification of Dona Marta, sometimes called Santa Marta, the first favela...
December 27, 2011Topic
pacification
The Occupation of Rocinha and Vidigal
In a historic victory for peace in Rio de Janeiro, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police and military...
November 15, 2011
Urban Planning for Rocinha and Vidigal: Daily
Nearly 170 government workers and street sweepers are poised to spend the next week providing public services to the Rocinha...
November 14, 2011
Rio Favelas Rocinha and Vidigal Occupied Without Shots Fired: Daily
Rocinha and Vidigal, became the most recent communities to be pacified by Brazil’s military and police forces as a precursor...
November 13, 2011
Accused Rocinha Drug Lord Arrested: Daily
Accused chief drug lord of Rocinha, Antônio Bonfim Lopes, known as Nem, was arrested by Federal Police at around midnight...
November 10, 2011
Accused Drug Dealers Caught Fleeing Rocinha Under Police Escort: Daily
Federal Police intercepted four vehicles which were reportedly being used by police officers to escort drug dealers out Rocinha ahead...
November 10, 2011
Rio Police in New Favela Operation: Daily
Two people were killed after officers from 27th Military Police Battalion launched a pacification operation in communities in Santa Cruz,...
September 26, 2011
Gondola in Complexo do Alemão Favelas
After months of testing, the Teleférico (gondola) line at the Complexo do Alemão in Rio’s Zona Norte (North Zone) has...
July 12, 2011
Favelas Feel UPP Progress, in Some Areas
The recent pacification of favela Mangueira completes the process of preparing all favela complexes in the vicinity of the Maracanã...
July 5, 2011