Living in the crossfire : Favela residents, drug dealers, and police violence in Rio de Janeiro /

Moreira Alves, Maria Helena , 1944-

Living in the crossfire : Favela residents, drug dealers, and police violence in Rio de Janeiro / Maria Helena Moreira Alves and Philip Evanson ; with the assistance of Cristina Pedroza de Faria (Kita Pedroza) and Jose Valentin Palacios Vilches. - Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2011. - x, 240 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Voices of Latin American life . - Voices of Latin American life. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part I: Rio de Janeiro : the marvelous city and its communities. The decline of poverty and the rise of violence -- Living in the Favelas in the twenty first century -- Communities under fire -- Voices of hope and renewal -- Voices of community leaders -- Voices of public security officials. Security for whom? -- Voices of police officers -- Voices of government officials.

9781439900031 (cloth : alk. paper) 1439900035 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781439900048 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1439900043 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781439900055 (electronic) 1439900051 (electronic)

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Violence--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Drug traffic--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Squatter settlements--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Slums--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
Violencia--Aspectos sociales--Brasil
Barrios marginados--Brasil
Asentamientos de ocupantes ilegales--Brasil

HN 290 / M838l 2011

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