Brazil police occupy Rio slum

A man reads a newspaper as members of a special police unit take positions. AP photo

Policemen prepare for the operation against drug dealers at the Mangueira slum in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

An armored personnel carrier patrols the shantytown. AFP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

A marine in an armored personnel carrier throws a blue smoke flare in Rio de Janeiro's Mangueira shantytown as he advances through the slum's steep roads in an early-morning, pre-announced operation. AFP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

A police helicopter flies over a banner that reads "peace" in Portuguese. AP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Brazilian naval personnel secure an area in the shantytown. AFP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

A girl skips rope in the Mangueira slum in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

More than 100 marines and 160 elite police officers took part in the operation, a police spokesman said. Reuters photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Hundreds of police officers and troops invaded the Mangueira shantytown, backed by helicopters and several armored vehicles. AP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Rio state public security director Jose Beltrame said in a televised news conference that police took control of the slum without an exchange of gunfire. AFP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Policemen are silhouetted with Maracana in the background. Reuters photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Seventeen other shantytowns have already been pacified by security forces taking over the citys poor communities ahead of the World Cup. Reuters photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Work is underway at the Mario Filho stadium, better known as "Maracana" in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana will host the 2014 World Cup final and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics. AFP photo

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

Brazil police occupy Rio slum

A man reads a newspaper as members of a special police unit take positions. AP photo

Policemen prepare for the operation against drug dealers at the Mangueira slum in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters photo

An armored personnel carrier patrols the shantytown. AFP photo

A marine in an armored personnel carrier throws a blue smoke flare in Rio de Janeiro's Mangueira shantytown as he advances through the slum's steep roads in an early-morning, pre-announced operation. AFP photo

A police helicopter flies over a banner that reads "peace" in Portuguese. AP photo

Brazilian naval personnel secure an area in the shantytown. AFP photo

A girl skips rope in the Mangueira slum in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters photo

More than 100 marines and 160 elite police officers took part in the operation, a police spokesman said. Reuters photo

Hundreds of police officers and troops invaded the Mangueira shantytown, backed by helicopters and several armored vehicles. AP photo

Rio state public security director Jose Beltrame said in a televised news conference that police took control of the slum without an exchange of gunfire. AFP photo

Policemen are silhouetted with Maracana in the background. Reuters photo

Seventeen other shantytowns have already been pacified by security forces taking over the citys poor communities ahead of the World Cup. Reuters photo

Work is underway at the Mario Filho stadium, better known as "Maracana" in Rio de Janeiro. Maracana will host the 2014 World Cup final and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympics. AFP photo

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