Moreira Alves, Maria Helena ,  1944- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439900031 (cloth : alk. paper) 1439900035 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781439900048 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1439900043 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781439900055 (electronic) 1439900051 (electronic) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010030474 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violence--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.<br/>Drug traffic--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.<br/>Squatter settlements--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.<br/>Slums--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.<br/>Violencia--Aspectos sociales--Brasil<br/>Barrios marginados--Brasil<br/>Asentamientos de ocupantes ilegales--Brasil
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HN 290  / M838l 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.6/2086942098153