- Gallery: A tour of Rio de Janeiro's favelas
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Tour guide Leopoldo Chaves makes eye contact with police in a cruiser in the favela of Rocinha. Rio de Janeiro's police wrested control of the notorious slum from drug lords, but many Brazilians say the police presence has actually increased crime. (Chloe Elmer/Penn State University/MCT)