The notorious slums who embody contradictions Brazil messy expansion of green hills around Rio de Janeiro buzzing centre.When World Cup arrived in the city last year, hereinafter referred to as 'favelas' got someone with shops and bars open to tourists and David Beckham and Madonna was said to buy home new fashion slums.
Crisp images come courtesy of the constant presence of police on the streets 49,800 slums, but the 'pacification' program has many critics. Shootout between officers and drug traffickers are common, and nervous, untrained police officers to commit murder with impunity.There fears that the situation could turn even deadlier if police make a hasty exit after the Olympics in August. In the city's most vulnerable citizens could face a 'bloodbath' as drug gangs fight for territory.CLEANING UP RIOThe pacified favelas are mainly people around the tourist hot spots - the southern zone around Ipanema and Copacabana, and the airport - the safest now offers a range of homes, hotels and restaurants . Vidigal and Santa Marta are very popular with Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Will Smith visits.The level of payment gun crime in pacified favelas fell and drugs were withdrawn. Homeless children sleeping on the streets of the city five years ago has all but disappeared with the banned begging on the issues central areas.But Rio disappeared. In the run-up to the World Cup, and the corrupt government is accused of simply sweeping their problems out of sight, disinfection street for tourist spending, while STREETKIDS drifted elsewhere and drug barons find other controls slums. As police tried to keep under control the favelas, innocent people are often caught in crossfire.Pacification come with social investment needed to make it work. Many suspect that is only a temporary bandaid that could leave the city in far worse condition, which had been stolen. Joe Hewitt Charity Streetchild United told News.com.au tour de Complexo Peinha: 'Local residents are wondering, 'it's just to put a hand on the favela for the World Cup and the Olympic Games, or will it be a permanent policy? 'If the vacuum after the Olympics, it will be ten years bloodbath.SHOOTING OLDSThe Battle of slums was difficult. In Mare, dangerous favelas from the airport, the war between drug dealers and the police was so bad that the army took control in March last year. 'When you see the tanks rolling sand bags, 'said Joe. 'It looked like a scene from Vietnam, and you are in Rio de Janeiro, host city for the Olympic Games. 'Mare troops left a few weeks ago, but the LNG (Unidad de Police Station Pacificadora) are still in war.The police right' t well trained, 'said Joe. 'They have a military-grade weapons in densely populated areas; They are trained to fight, not good. I have great sympathy for them because they are objective, but there are too many shootings of innocent people.In one case, police reportedly attempted to plant a gun on someone after five people were killed in the car, and in the second, the ten year old boy was killed when he took a mobile phone .One of the four children in Brazil live in the favela, and the murder of the young people are common, with 30,000 people aged 15-28 killed in 2013.Elder 'Sassa' Chagas, who coaches football Peinha convinced pacification left the slums of North Zone above. 'Before the police were here, you know, if something happens, it was heard, 'he said News.com.au. 'Now, the conflict can occur at any time and without warning. 'As far as the favelas that are pacified, they are still terrifying.I've is one in which a child with a T-shirt wrapped around his head welcomes with AK47 and then Radios ahead to announce their arrival, 'said Joe. 'This is the second world.FAVELA LIFEAs Rio is trying to ensure that its transport links, the Olympic and infrastructure are ready for the game, children are intact sports mega-events. In Peinha, children spend three hours a day pretending to go to school, and the rest of his time in the field led StreetChild United. Merchants and police agreed to pitch in the top of the slum is a safe zone, but there is still risk being caught in crossfire.When kids heard the shots, but the line against the concrete wall, and finishing the game when it stops, bored violent crime, media sharing Video Social kills and parents with small children hiding behind cars.Wherever recording goes, he sees people who use drugs, 'said Sassa. 'The work is an attempt to ingrain the idea that this is not normal. Some of them are from families who work for drug traffickers. It is very difficult for young people to get involved. It is difficult to make any income. He sees the life and work of a mediator is very attractive. 'Kaua'i, 10, told News.com.au scared when they hear gunfire. 'I think it could be my family,' he said. 'My uncle worked in the drug trade. There was shooting between people, and he was shot twice, he had to start working at the supermarket the day after he was killed. 'Wesley, 11, said his uncle was shot in the crossfire. He was not in a gang, but kept a few other jobs Favela, riding a motorcycle taxi to the people through road is too rough, steep and narrow for cars.Kaua, who lives with his father, brothers and sisters, cousins and grandmother, said he was excited because his mother was visiting that night. He lives in, works as a cleaner from 12: 00-11: 00 every night. Wesley's father visits later this month in Sao Paulo, where he painted trucks for companies such as Coca-Cola.Despite boys' fear of fire, they say they can not work for drug dealers, if you dream of becoming a professional footballer in order to not work out.Sassa, who was a guard (or 'soldier') gang, he says that smugglers are now a better chance to recruit children as punishment by the police, and after several days in detention released them, trying to offer children a life advice , talking about responsibility to the team and to each other with respect, rewarding them with cans of juice or a few dollars if you win competitions.I tell them to focus on their studies and participate in extracurricular activities such as this, 'said explains.Some weekend there will be all the time. For them, football is everything. 'But Sassa admits that, while funding for the game, the program temporarily dried up, he considers to return to drugs business.OLYMPIC OPPORTUNITYThe World Cup and the Olympic Games have the potential to transform lives around, but Sassa says Peinha video' no use 'in the course of the biggest football competition. 'As far as progress, I do not know anything about the Olympics, 'he added. 'It's very complicated, everything can improve.His ambiguity is Apt. A spokesman for Rio Olympic Committee Mario Andrada organizational, is thrilled including everyone in Brazil in the games, which works with schools to teach children the language and 'Olympic values'. But such projects can hardly do children living in poverty Real, education shift or not to go to all.Most children living on the streets comes from the favelas, often running away from abuse or neglect. Using tear and glue reduce their hunger and sorrow, but damage their brains function.Local shelters offer basic lessons in Portuguese and mathematics, meals, showers and psychological support. Programs are held in the mornings, from drugs to kick in.The failure to rotate around the wealth of this country is considered to be largely to government corruption and the lack of interest by wealthy citizens in Brazil. Thanks to the wealth gap huge, those who are well-off are considered contributions to their families is a priority, and to stay out of the favela. To make matters worse, the country is now mired in a deep financial crisis.While some say that tourists visiting the slums, is 'poverty tourism', Joe says that the 'cultural heart' of Brazil. He says Streetchild United is still at an early stage, and desperately need support from the town hall to make a real difference. If there are cuts, consider the fragile social structure collapses favela .
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