Coordinator, Centre for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship, Universidade Candido Mendes
Silvia Ramos is a social scientist and a coordinator in the Center for Studies on Public Security and Citizenship at University Candido Mendes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city -- and of themselves
Jul 18, 2017 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Life
On June 30, a baby was shot in his mothers belly in Rio de Janeiro. After the rifle fire hit 29-year-old Claudinéia in the hip in the Favela do Lixão neighbourhood, her son Arthur was delivered via emergency...
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