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June 2003
The violence spilling out of Brazil's slums or 'favelas' has made the country's two major cities more dangerous than most war zones. Children in Rio de Janeiro are eight times more likely to die violently than those in the West Bank. "They live on a kill or be killed basis," states anthropologist Luke Dowdney, who has spent five years studying the favelas. "If they don't kill someone when they're told to, they will be killed."

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Oooooohhh ... ( 1 week ago by DigitallyPink)

Oooooohhh timewilltell7 makes a very valid point. Definitely watch Zeitgeist and Zeitgeist Addendum

That's right- ... ( 1 week ago by Piguito)

That's right- defend the drug dealers and gangs do- gooder. You are probably a Guardian- reading social worker from England. If they were in your street you would not be defending them and would want the police to do something about them. Jerk!

Do you mean ... ( 1 week ago by Piguito)

Do you mean Buckingham Palace in London?

brazil is expensive ( 1 week ago by ms310)

brazil is expensive

So you think that ... ( 1 week ago by mjueres1974)

So you think that favelas are just to be blown away and Brazil will be well-off? I tell you that the society has to change. If not, there will be a new precariate building new favelas and the whole story start from new! No need to mention that your statement is clearly inhuman!!!

Making it even ... ( 1 week ago by mjueres1974)

Making it even worse! Low income and relatively high prices are not a good combination!

Defend the drug ... ( 1 week ago by seechrns)

Defend the drug dealers? Check out the Brit Pig, Biggest Welfare Queen in the world pushed drugs like a MF, made a holiday to celebrate dat shit, Boxing day. Check yr WASP satanic history. Truth is, da Royal Thugs made sure England wouldn't have flavelas by keeping the plantation workers far far away unlike Brazil, US, Columbia (all big slave importers). U probably wish they would be like the poor in England or Bangladesh who know their place too pussy to show rage. 1st Step to Liberation (Shgo)

WOW! I'm at a loss ... ( 1 week ago by 1MissyPooh5)

WOW! I'm at a loss for words! How these people are forced to live in slums..

mi polola es de rio ... ( 1 week ago by stavlaft)

mi polola es de rio ;-)

Array ( 5 days ago by malicious1111)

SOLUTION FOR THIS! WE HAVE! CALL: BOPE (tropa de elite da policia militar) See the movie! Tropa de elite (2007)

City of God (Cidade ... ( 5 days ago by Piguito)

City of God (Cidade de Deus), and Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) are all good aren't they when you don't live there. What would it be like if these drugs gangs controlled your area? Crime is entertaining isn't it- until it happens to you.

Are you Brazilian? ... ( 5 days ago by Piguito)

Are you Brazilian? Voce e Brasileiro?

price for ignoring ... ( 3 days ago by huricaneherb)

price for ignoring black people...

5 kilos of c4 in ... ( 2 days ago by lil0ze)

5 kilos of c4 in their prison cells

parem de mostrar ... ( 2 days ago by naralhaa)

parem de mostrar favela seus imbecis, we have to end with this dirty favelas in brazil we have beatiful places but favelas are so ugly... these people reproduce like rabbits of course there will be many poor black people the black people are ignorant and violent we dont ignore them fuck you stupid foreigners

brazilian movies ... ( 2 days ago by naralhaa)

brazilian movies sucks!!!!!!! they show only violence and ugly favelas, brazil is a great country

in my "noble" ... ( 2 days ago by naralhaa)

in my "noble" neighborhood (the idh here is higher than portugal's) there are 2 favelas, this is fucking absurd these people invade every place to build favelas, without favelas the criminality would low a lot they have to stop having babies =p

"WOW! I'm at a loss ... ( 2 days ago by naralhaa)

"WOW! I'm at a loss for words! How these people are forced to live in slums.." idiot!!!! look at africa, is there a great place to live?? these niggers have qi of a monkey... jew people was poor and now they are the top of the richs here.

sorry for the " ... ( 2 days ago by naralhaa)

sorry for the "these niggers have qi of a monkey" the way that some people talk about richs here makes seem like we are evil i got pissed lol

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but Rio De Janeiro ... ( 1 hour ago by fabinhoknot)

but Rio De Janeiro isn't all of Brazil Rio de Janeiro is a bullshit