Rio combats crime
Peace finally comes to Rocinha
Source: Maganews
November 13 is a date that will go down in the history of this community. On this day, hundreds of police took it over [1] to begin clearing up [2] the most notorious of Rio’s shantytowns [3]
The residents of Rocinha have been given a Christmas present
several weeks in advance. For decades this community was dominated by organized crime, but this nightmare ended on November 13, when the shantytown was taken over by more than 1,500 police, including officers from the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE). The operation was peaceful. There was no fighting back [4] from the criminals. This came
days after the arrest [5] of Nem, the local drug lord. He had run organized crime in the community since 2005. The Rio police estimated that the criminal gang led by Nem turned over [6] R$100 million a year by selling drugs. The occupation of the shantytown by the security forces is fundamental to the Government of Rio de Janeiroestablishing a Police Pacification Unit (UPP) there. The Rocinha shantytown will be the nineteenth such community to get a UPP.
Peace finally comes to Rocinha
Source: Maganews
November 13 is a date that will go down in the history of this community. On this day, hundreds of police took it over [1] to begin clearing up [2] the most notorious of Rio’s shantytowns [3]
The residents of Rocinha have been given a Christmas present
several weeks in advance. For decades this community was dominated by organized crime, but this nightmare ended on November 13, when the shantytown was taken over by more than 1,500 police, including officers from the Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE). The operation was peaceful. There was no fighting back [4] from the criminals. This camedays after the arrest [5] of Nem, the local drug lord. He had run organized crime in the community since 2005. The Rio police estimated that the criminal gang led by Nem turned over [6] R$100 million a year by selling drugs. The occupation of the shantytown by the security forces is fundamental to the Government of Rio de Janeiroestablishing a Police Pacification Unit (UPP) there. The Rocinha shantytown will be the nineteenth such community to get a UPP. A “city” called Rocinha
Rocinha is in the south of Rio de Janeiro city, between two of the finest neighborhoods in the city, São Conrado and Gávea. Its population is estimated at about 100,000 people, bigger than most Brazilian cities. It can even be said that Rocinha is a real city. The residents have a health center [7],post office [8], schools, banks, and a diversified economy. There are even websites, newspapers, magazines, radio stations and TV channels that have been created within this community. In the past this shantytown had an even larger population. In the 1980s, Rocinha had 200,000 residents and was known worldwide as the largest shantytown in Latin America. In addition to bringing security to the residents, the occupation of Rocinha by the security forces will contribute to the growth of local tourism and real estate [9] values for the community and its surrounding neighborhoods, such as São Conrado and Gávea.
Matéria publicada na edição de número 64 da revista Maganews.
1 to take over (dominar) – aqui = ocupar
2 to clear up (limpar) – aqui = pacificar
3 shantytown – favela
4 to fight back – reagir / revidar
5 to arrest – prender
6 to turn over – faturar
7 health center – posto de saúde
8 post office - correios
9 real estate values – valor dos imóveis
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