Rio de Janeiro, War against traffickers in the Alemão Complex


Moradores no meio de tiroteios (Portuguese)/Residents in the midst of gunfire.

Police seized weapons, drugs and ammunition during police operations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during operations that began November 24 to take control of what was long the most dangerous slum, the Alemão complex.

Complexo do Alemão (Portuguese for German’s Compound) is a group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more on Wikipedia Complexo do Alemão …