Guns, drugs and bandidos: inside the favela too violent for Rio’s armed police

Posted By Norman Lihou

Posted 9 years ago

“Yeah, I want to get out,” says Ricardo, 21. Then, relaxing, he takes the hand-grenade he has been toying with on his lap and places it amid the beer bottles…

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