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Tuesday 11 January 2011

Reality...

Just finished watching a Brazilian movie called 'Tropa de Elite'



It is about a specialist police department (aka: BOPE) that work mainly in the slums to 'clear up' - which basically means shooting the bad guys. They are actually less corrupt that the actual police here in Brazil. This movie is based in Rio in one of the slums, during the time just before the Pope came to visit and it is based on a true story.

When watching the movie it was shocking to me how this department worked, and the violence they used on others and how they can just 'clear up' the slum in that way...but what is worse is the normal police are worse!! It was a real eye-opener into how things work here in Brazil.

Attached is the trailer, but I feel it does not give justice or really show just what the movie shows, so rent the movie, and have your eyes opened to the realities of just how corrupt things are here and what life is like for thousands of people living in slums in Brazil...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb-rUfBTQ1g

Also check out this link if you want to have a little more information and the plot line...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elite_Squad

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