03180nam 2200673Ia 450 991045692900332120200520144314.01-299-83384-51-4399-0005-1(CKB)2550000000031585(EBL)660526(OCoLC)705538174(SSID)ssj0000470972(PQKBManifestationID)11297620(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470972(PQKBWorkID)10418219(PQKB)10886320(MiAaPQ)EBC660526(MdBmJHUP)muse13397(Au-PeEL)EBL660526(CaPaEBR)ebr10451008(CaONFJC)MIL514635(EXLCZ)99255000000003158520100726d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving in the crossfire[electronic resource] 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 VilchesPhiladelphia, Pa. Temple University Press20111 online resource (254 p.)Voices of Latin American lifeDescription based upon print version of record.1-4399-0004-3 1-4399-0003-5 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.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 otheVoices of Latin American life.Drug trafficBrazilRio de JaneiroSlumsBrazilRio de JaneiroSquatter settlementsBrazilRio de JaneiroViolenceBrazilRio de JaneiroElectronic books.Drug trafficSlumsSquatter settlementsViolence303.6/2086942098153Alves Maria Helena Moreira1944-956020Evanson Philip956021MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456929003321Living in the crossfire2164194UNINA