An armored vehicle move to enter inside the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.

War in Rio

The invasion of the Complexo do Alemão - fortress of the Comando Vermelho since 20 years - by the military & civil police of Rio de Janeiro, with the support of the brazilian marines...

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A suspect is detained during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro. Police seized more than 30 tonnes of drugs and arrested hundreds of suspects.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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An alleged drug traffickers is arrested by police during an operation against drug traffickers in Complexo de Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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pecial corps of the Policia Federal move inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro,Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Special corps of the Policia Federal move inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro,Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Policeman pass by a destroyed car during an operation against drug traffickers at the Complexo de Alemao. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers take part in this operation in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Police officer inspect  the interior of a house at the Complexo de Alemao, during an operationt against the drug traffickers. Police seized more than 30 tonnes of drugs and arrested hundreds of suspects.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols during an operation in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Police frisks a suspect young man during an operationt against the drug traffickers, in the Complexo de Alemao slum. Police seized more than 30 tonnes of drugs and arrested hundreds of suspects.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen move inside the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010
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Policemen move inside the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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An armored vehicle moving to enter in  the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.
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Special corps of the Policia Federal move inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro,Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday..
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Special corps of the Policia Federal move inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro,Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Special corps of the Policia Federal move inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers at in Rio de Janeiro,Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010.Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday..
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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Policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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A policemen officer patrols in the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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An armored vehicle moving to enter in  the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.
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Police helicopters fly over the Complexo do Alemao slum during an operation against drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers on Sunday, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire
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Federal police carry out an operation against armed drug dealers at Morro do Alemão in northern Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Federal Police, state police officers and Army are joined in the search for criminals inside the slum where nearly 200 gang members escaped from Vila Cruzeiro slum on Thrusday.escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Federal police carry out an operation against armed drug dealers at Morro do Alemão in northern Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Federal Police, state police officers and Army are joined in the search for criminals inside the slum where nearly 200 gang members escaped from Vila Cruzeiro slum on Thrusday.escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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An armored vehicle move to enter inside the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.
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An armored vehicle move to enter inside  the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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Police take position during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro. Rio police backed by helicopters and armored vehicles started invading a shantytown complex long held by traffickers, slowly moving their way through small alleys amid heavy gunfire.
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Police take position during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemão slum in Rio de Janeiro. Federal Police, state police officers and Army are joined in the search for criminals inside the slum where nearly 200 gang members escaped from Vila Cruzeiro slum on Thrusda
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Police take position during an operation against alleged drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemão slum in Rio de Janeiro. Federal Police, state police officers and Army are joined in the search for criminals inside the slum where nearly 200 gang members escaped from Vila Cruzeiro slum on Thrusda
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In this shot taken through a car window, soldiers aim their weapon during an operation against drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. Soldiers and police crouching behind armored vehicles trained their rifles on dozens of entrances to a sprawling slum Saturday, preparing to invade and try to push drug gangs out an area long considered the most dangerous in Rio de Janeiro.
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In this shot taken through a car window, soldiers aim their weapon during an operation against drug traffickers at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. Soldiers and police crouching behind armored vehicles trained their rifles on dozens of entrances to a sprawling slum Saturday, preparing to invade and try to push drug gangs out an area long considered the most dangerous in Rio de Janeiro.
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An armored vehicle take position to control one of the entrance to the Complexo do Alemao slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010.
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Soldiers take position in one of the entrance to the Complexo do Alemão slum, during an operation against alleged drug traffickers in Rio de Janeiro. Federal Police, state police officers and Army are joined in the search for criminals inside the slum where nearly 200 gang members escaped from Vila Cruzeiro slum on Thrusda
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A soldier with their rifle covers the passage of some residents during an operation at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Brazilian military forces took fire from drug-gang members holed up in a massive slum complex Friday, but stood their ground, trapping the traffickers inside. At least 23 people have been killed in clashes since late Sunday, most of them suspected drug gang members, and police has arrested more than 150 people in raids on nearly 30 shantytowns in the northern and western parts of Rio.
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The soldiers with their rifles cover the passage of some residents during an operation at the Complexo do Alemao slum in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Nov. 26, 2010. Brazilian military forces took fire from drug-gang members holed up in a massive slum complex Friday, but stood their ground, trapping the traffickers inside. At least 23 people have been killed in clashes since late Sunday, most of them suspected drug gang members, and police has arrested more than 150 people in raids on nearly 30 shantytowns in the northern and western parts of Rio.
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Residents bring a birthday cake during a shootout between narco traffickers and soldiers that control one of the entrances to the Complexo do Alemao, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. This area is long considered the most dangerous in Rio de Janeiro.
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An elegantly dressed young girl goes to her fifteenth birthday party. Accompanied by her father, she goes through a point where the soldiers are patrolling one of the entrances to the Complexo do Alemão.
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Members of the Bope ( Special Operations Department) patrol the highest area in the Morro do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro. They  are looking for drugs, weapons and alleged gang members.
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Members of the Bope ( Special Operations Department) patrol the highest area in the Morro do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro. They  are looking for drugs, weapons and alleged gang members.
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A member of the Bope ( Special Operations Department) patrol the highest area in the Morro do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro. Police is looking for drugs, weapons and alleged gang members.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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A man carries a supply of water and gas for his house, in the highest part of the Complexo do Alemao, in Tio de Janeiro On the last Sunday 28, Nov. 2010 the authorities seized control of what was long the most dangerous slum in the city.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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General view of shantytowns at Alemao complex, in northern Rio de Janeiro, on November 28, 2010. Nearly 2,600 policemen and soldiers carried out an operation at Alemao in search for some 200 gang members that escaped from Vila Cruzeiro during clashes on Thursday.
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