Living in the Crossfire Favela Residents Drug Dealers and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro 1st Edition by Maria Alves, Philip Evanson 1439900051 9781439900055

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ISBN 10: 1439900051 

ISBN 13: 9781439900055

Author: Maria Alves; Philip Evanson

For all of Brazil’s efforts to reduce poverty-and its progress-the favelas in Rio de Janeiro still house one-third of the city’s poor, and violence permeates every aspect of the city. As urban drug gangs and police wage war in the streets, favela residents who are especially vulnerable live in fear of being caught in the crossfire. Politicians, human rights activists, and security authorities have been working to minimize the social and economic problems at the root of this “war.” Living in the Crossfire presents impassioned testimony from officials, residents, and others in response to the ongoing crisis. Maria Helena Moreira Alves and Philip Evanson provide vivid accounts from grieving mothers and members of the police working to stop the war and, among officials, from Brazil’s President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, who discusses his efforts to improve public security.  

Table of contents:

Part I: Rio de Janeiro: The Marvelous City and Its Communities

1. The Decline of Poverty and the Rise of Violence

2. Living in the Favelas in the Twenty-first Century

3. Communities under Fire

4. Voices of Hope and Renewal

5. Voices of Community Leaders

Part II: Voices of Public Security Officials

6. Security for Whom?

7. Voices of Police Officers

8. Voices of Government Officials

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