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Four Decades of Terror: Rio de Janeiro’s Never-Ending 'Drug War'

Rio’s futile, endless war will continue. Like going to the beach, or dancing samba, waging war is a way of life in Rio de Janeiro.

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Four Decades of Terror: Rio de Janeiro’s Never-Ending 'Drug War'
Police on patrol in Providência favela, central Rio (all pics courtesy of the author)

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