Weekly Report - 27 March 2014 (WR-14-12)

Bounded by the highways of the Avenida Brasil to the west, and the Linha Vermelha to the east, the Complexo do Maré sits between the two main roads into and out of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Getting to or from the international airport at Galeão requires passing the sprawling favela complex, with its 144,000 residents. As such it remains a strategic location that the state government has long been promising to pacify. Earlier this week, it began the process, bolstering the local police force with personnel from the federal armed forces.