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Abortion, 180
Abraão, 15
Acioli, Patricia, 261
Açú, 241–42
Aecom, 221
Aglika (restaurant owner), 92, 93, 94
Aipim com carne seca, 73
Air pollution, 125–26
Albert, King of Belgium, 172
Alcione (samba star), 193
Aldeia Maracanã, 210–14
Alemão, 32, 44, 45, 46, 57, 262–63
conditions in, 262
gondola system in, 216n2, 262
as heart of the Red Command, 58
history of, 21–22
life expectancy in, 24
police raids on, 34–36, 37, 58–70, 112, 260
population of, 58
UPP promised for, 69–70
Alencar, Marcello, 27
Alligators. See Jacarés
Almeida, Cleide de, 175–76
Alston, Philip, 36
Alves, Adauto Belarmino, 188, 189
Andrade Silva, Larissa de, 35
Anfitriões do Cosme Velho, 136, 139
Angra dos Reis, 106
lease-signing ordeal, 87–89
rents for, 72
Aqueduct of Rio Carioca, 131–32, 141
Arago, Jacques, 169
Arcos da Lapa, 131–32
Argentina, 280
Arrego, 26
Associated Press (AP), xxiii, 31, 49, 82, 87
Association of Transgender Sex Professionals, 196
Aterro do Flamengo, 127
Austerity measures, 74
Avenida Brasil, 8, 22, 31, 47, 106, 246n2
Bala perdida, 9
Banda de Ipanema, 164
Bank robberies, 19–20
Batista Borges, Karen Cristina, 35
Barbosa, Adoniran, 207, 208n1
Barracas, 4
Barra da Tijuca, 144, 146, 147–50, 159, 201, 217
construction in, 158
death rate for young men in, 24n4
population growth in, 149
Barra Golden Green, 148
Barraqueiros, 4
Barreto, Leidemar, 100–101
Batan, 242
Batista, Olin, 240
Batista, Thor, 240
Beaches, 149. See also specific beaches
Beagle (ship), 128
Beco das Sardinhas, 178
Belgium, 271
Belo Horizonte, 272
Beltrame, José Mariano, 33–41, 43–46
background of, 33
press conference called by, 44
on reclaiming territory from gangs, 33–40
reforms instituted by, 260
Vila Cruzeiro raid and, 45–46
Bira (taxi driver), 46–47, 48, 49, 112–13, 114
Birth control, 180–81
Bishop, Elizabeth, 127n1
BlackRock, 241
Blanchette, Thaddeus, 171–73, 177–80
Blatter, Joseph (“Sepp”), xviii
Blocos, 164
Bocas, 57
Bocas de fumo, 22
Bolinhos de bacalhau, 73
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 5
Bossa nova, 3
Botafogo Bay/Cove, 127, 128–29
Botafogo Mamutes, 263
BP, 237
Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism, 231
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, 152
Buarque, Chico, 165
Bullet train, 258–59
Burchett, Wilfred G., 18n2
Bus driver stoppage, 266
Businesses, 91–95
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, 149–50
Cable television, 102
Cabral, Sérgio, 32–33
Batista and, 241
decreased approval ratings, 234
the economy and, 80–81
favela removal program and, 211, 213, 215–16
gay rights and, 185
Vila Cruzeiro raid and, 45, 46
Caimans. See Jacarés
Cajú Beach, 248
Câmara de Vereadores, 131
Cameroon, 273–74
Camila (intern), 150, 157–58, 160
Candelária Cathedral, 264
Cândido Mendes Penal Institute, 15–19, 23
Cantagalo, 216n2
Carbonic gas, 121
Cardoso, Fernando Henrique, 74, 77, 243
Carioca Living. See Morar Carioca
Carioca River. See Rio Carioca
Cariocas
affability of, 89–90
beach culture influence on, 130
crime-induced restrictions on, 21, 30
defined, xxi
environmental awareness and, 117, 123–25
networking in, 84
origin of term, 130
resilience of, 115
sexual attitudes of, 167
vigilantism in, 264–65
Carioca Tannery, 21
Carnaval, 86, 93, 113, 164–66, 168, 181, 241, 259, 281
Carnaval Without Prejudice campaign, 185
Cartórios, 89
Carvalho, Marcos, 190–91
Castro, Jane di, 184
Castro, Kátia, 97–98
Catadores, 119–23
Catanduvas Federal Penitentiary, 34
Caveiras, 27
Ceará, 98
Cerro Corá, 139–40
C40 Cities, 202
Chapéu Mangueira, 23
Chatuba, 52
Chevron, 237
Chimarrão, 45
China, 235
oil production in, 238
Olympic Games in, xv
CHISAM, 207–9
Christ the Redeemer (statue). See Cristo
“Cidade Maravilhosa” (unofficial anthem), xviii
City of God. See Cidade de Deus
Civil Police, 40n3
Clara (author’s niece), 67
CNOOC, 238
CNPC, 238
Cocaine, 22–23
Comando Vermelho. See Red Command
Complexo do Alemão. See Alemão
Computers, 102
Comunidade, 215
Condomínios, 8, 147, 159, 220, 223
Confederations Cup, 232, 243, 269
Confeitaria Colombo, 170
Congress, 77
Constitution, 85, 184n1, 188, 204
environmental impact of disregarded, 153–54
for Olympics, 152, 153–56, 158
for Pan-American Games, 151–53
spot compliance checks on, 159
water pollution and, 158–60
Convivência, 169–70
Copacabana, 2, 24, 116, 191, 267
Olympic competitions in, 149
real estate prices in, 84
World Cup and, 272–73
Copacabana Beach, xiv, xviii, xix, 124
Corrêa, Luiz Fernando, 36
Corruption, 26, 33, 76–77, 176, 232
Cosigners (rental contract), 88
Cosme Velho, 136
Costa Rica, 271
Coufal, Gilberto, 208
Crime, 262–65. See also Gangs; Police; Violence
decrease in, 260
rise in, 8–10
vigilante justice for, 264–65
Cris (prostitute), 175
Cristo (statue), 3, 30, 38, 48, 50, 75, 84, 116, 119, 128, 131, 132, 135, 170, 232, 277, 282
Cruz, Alexandre, 245–49
Curtume Carioca, 21
Custo Brasil, 91
Darlington, Shasta, xix
Darwin, Charles, 128, 132, 135, 142
David, Jacques-Louis, 120
Davida (prostitutes’ rights organization), 171, 178
Death of Marat, The (David), 120
Dedo de Deus, 104
Demonstrations. See Protests
Deodoro, 149
Deutsche Bank, 224n1
Devil’s Cauldron. See Cândido Mendes Penal Institute
Dia, O, 209
Diego (“Mr. M.”; Red Command member), 51–52, 57, 60–66
origin of nickname, 61
post-gang life of, 262–63
shooting of, 63
slide into gang life, 61–63
surrender to police, 65–66
Dirceu, José, 77
Divorce, 181
Dolphins, 142
Domestic violence, 182
Dona Nilza, 51–52, 57, 60–62, 64–66, 263
Donos do morro, 25, 39, 63, 262
Drug trafficking, 8–9, 15, 22–23, 26, 45. See also Gangs
Duarte, Marco Aurélio, 26
Duarte, Maria Luíza, 26
Duarte, Mário Sérgio, 29, 40, 44
police misconduct and, 260–61
relationship with Red Command, 25–28
Vila Cruzeiro raid and, 45
Duarte, Viviane, 26
Eco-barriers, 143
Economy, 72–86
austerity measures, 74
cost of living and, 72–73
energy policy mismanagement and, 235–36
favelas affected by, 95–103
foreign investment and, xxi, 74–75, 81, 82
global, xv-xvi
government intervention in, 7, 238–39
growth of, xxi-xxii, 74–75, 77–83
slowdown in, 232, 234, 238–39, 242–44, 257–58
Education, 85, 102, 234, 235, 238, 243–44
Electricity
access to, 133
price of, 257
Eletrobras, 239
Elizabeth II, Queen of England, 172
Emperor’s bathhouse, 248–49
Environment, 116–29, 258, 259. See also Construction; Water pollution
air pollution, 125–26
fines for offenses, 124–25, 159
public attitudes toward, 117, 123–25
waste management and, 117–23
E.On, 241
Escadinha (drug kingpin), 9
Estádio Municipal/Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho. See Maracanã Stadium
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange. See Engenhão
Estado de S. Paulo, 222
Eternit tanks, 96
Family Purse. See Bolsa Família
Favela-Bairro, 209
Favela removal program, 199–218, 258. See also Vila Autódromo
alternative to proposed, 209
compensation for residents, 203
historical perspective on, 206–10
impact on residents, 203
official justifications for, 202, 206, 209
resettlement of residents, 203, 208, 209, 213–14
resistance among residents, 204, 210–13, 214–15
for Vila do Pan, 152n1, 222
Favelas. See also Favela removal program
attitudes toward police in, 69–70
conditions in, 21
crime in, 8–9
economic changes in, 95–103
first recognized, 207
number of in Rio, 201
population growth in, 201, 207
real estate values in, 95–96, 201, 209, 214
stigma attached to, 208
tenuous existence of, 207
Favela to Neighborhood, 209
Federal Highway Police, 46
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), xviii, 232, 252, 254, 255, 256, 267, 269
Felipe (AP photographer), 49, 106–7, 109, 113–14
Ferreira, Seu, 65
Fertility rate, 180
FIFA. See Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Fitch, 74
Flamengo (club), 255
Flamengo (neighborhood), 136, 138, 147, 242
gang activity in, 13
Olympic competitions in, 149
Flamengo Beach, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 133, 136
Flora (AP employee), 49
Fluminense, 130
Fluminense swallowtail butterfly, 155
Fome Zero, 78
Foreign investment, xxi, 74–75, 81, 82
Forests, clear-cutting of, 117, 132
Formula 1 race track, 219, 220
Fortaleza, 266
France, 238
Freitas, Ricardo, 145–46, 150–51, 153–54, 156–57, 160–63
Futebol. See Soccer
Futebol arte, 250–51, 276, 279
Gadhafi, Muammar, 6
Gambiarras, 257
Gangs, 262–63. See also Red Command
reclaiming territory from, 37–41
UPP bases attacked by, 262
Gated communities, 6, 8, 83, 147, 217
Gays. See LGBT population
Gender relations. See Women
General Electric, 241
Genoino, José, 77
Germany
tax burden in, 91
World Cup and, 276–79, 280, 281
Getúlio Vargas State Hospital, 35–36, 50, 63
“Girl from Ipanema” (song), 3
Glauco, Wesley, 35
Globo (studio), 167
Globo, O (newspaper), 12, 20, 29, 48
Golf course (Olympic), 154–56, 163, 222
Gondola systems, 216n2, 262
Grael, Axel, 144
Grael, Lars, 144
Grael, Martine, 144
Grael, Torben, 144
Grant, Oscar, 53–54
Grota, 35
Growth Acceleration Program, 243
Grupo Gay da Bahia, 184, 186n2
Guajajara, 210
Guanabara Bay, 2, 106, 116, 126, 130, 143, 244
Darwin’s stop in, 128
pollution of, 118, 119, 144, 259
Guarani, 210
Guararapes, 136, 138, 139, 140, 142
Guerrilla Warfare (Guevara), 18n2
Guevara, Ernesto Che, 18n2
Guimarães, Altair, 219–20, 223
Havaianas, 3
Health care, 85, 188, 234, 235, 238
Health Ministry, 187
Help! (discothèque), 171, 172, 173, 179
Hepatitis A, 160
Herrera, Miguel, 271
Hidden costs of living, 85, 91
History of Portuguese America (Rocha Pita), 141
Homophobia, 165, 167, 168, 169, 184
Hosts of Cosme Velho. See Anfitriões do Cosme Velho
Housing market, 74, 75, 80. See also Apartments
Housing projects, 208, 209, 214, 222–23, 224
Howard, Tim, 271
Humaitá, 147
Human rights organizations, 36
Hunger, 103
Hussein, Saddam, 5
Hyperinflation, 74
IAB, 221
IBM, 241
IHS, 238
Ilha Grande, 15, 106. See also Cândido Mendes Penal Institute
Immigration, 92–94
Inalva (Vila Autódromo resident), 225
India, 91
Indian Museum, 211
Indigenous people, 210–14
INEA, 133
Inequality, 201
Inflation, 74, 77, 232, 238–39, 257
Inhaúma, 244–49
Institute of Brazilian Architects, 215, 216
Instituto de Segurança Pública, 40
Instituto Jacaré, 150
Instituto Pereira Passos, 149
Instituto Trata Brasil, 135
Inter-American Development Bank, 81, 202
Interest rates, 79, 80, 236, 257
International Finance Corporation, 91
International Monetary Fund, xiv
International Olympic Committee (IOC), xv, xvii, xviii, xix, 126, 154, 205, 221
businesses in, 91
described, 2–4
Olympic competitions in, 148
real estate prices in, 83, 84, 201
Iran, 5
Itanhangá, 154n2
Jacarepaguá, 12, 146, 149, 158
Jacarepaguá lagoon, 219, 220, 228
Jacarés, 145–47, 150, 155, 160–63
capture-inflicted injuries in, 156–57
description of, 145
skewed sex distribution in, 161–62
Jackson, Michael, 38n2, 97
Japan, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii-xviii, 244
Jardim Botânico, 147
João V, Dom (king), 140
João VI, Dom (emperor), 246
Joaquim de Queiroz, 67
Jogo bonito, 279
Josiane (favela resident), 69
Kaczmarkiewicz, Leonard (“Alemão”), 22
Kaingangue, 210
Kazakhstan, 235
Keys, Alicia, 95
Kidnappings, 8
Korea, xv
Lacerda, Carlos, 207
Lanchonete, 92
Landfills, 117–23
Lapa, 2, 191, 192, 195, 196, 197, 201
Laranjeiras, 136
Largo do Boticário, 137
Largo do Coqueiro, 63
Lea T. (travesti), 191–92
Lee, Spike, 38n2
Lei de Segurança Nacional, 17
Leite, Gabriela, 178
Leopoldina, Princess, 211
Leper colony, 214
Levy, Joaquim, 81
LGBT population, 183–98
government defense of rights, 184–85
homophobia toward, 165, 167, 168, 169, 184
marriage in, 183–84, 185, 189–90
tourism and, 165–68
violence against, 168, 169, 184, 185–86
Linha Amarela, 22
Lobão, Mário, 106–7
Lopes, Tim, 29
LSE Cities, 224n1
LSN prisoners, 17–19
Luiz, David, 270, 275, 277, 279, 281
Lula. See Silva, Luis Inácio Lula da
Lutz’s tree iguana, 155
Luz, Pedro da, 216–17, 218, 221
Macedo Soares, Lota de, 127n1
Madonna (singer), 95
Mãe d’Água, 140
Maia, César, 29
Malta, 6
Maracanã Stadium, 149, 152, 232, 272, 280
Batista’s interest in, 241
changes in, 255–56
construction of, 252–53
favela removal in surrounding area, 199–201, 206, 210
official names of, 253
ticket prices, 257
Maracanã Village. See Aldeia Maracanã
Maranhão, 264
Marcelo (soccer player), 270–71, 275
Maria José (“Zezé”), 87–89
Marighella, Carlos, 18n2
Marijuana, 23
Maté, 92
Mello, Yvonne de, 264–65
Mensalão, 76–77
Methane gas, 119
Metrô, 199–200, 201, 202, 203–5, 206, 211, 214
Mexico
immigrants from, 92–94
World Cup and, 271
“Microwave” (death device), 29
Middle class, 257
protests of, 232–33
in Santa Marta, 101–3
Miguel (chef), 92–94
Military Police, 40
favela removal under, 207–9, 214–15
Rousseff’s resistance to, 75–76
Minha Casa, Minha Vida, 80
Mini-Manual for the Urban Guerilla (Marighella), 18n2
Minimum wage, 122
Ministry of Labor, 168–69, 173
Moraes, Vinícius de, 2–3
Morar Carioca, 202, 215–17, 258
Morro da Viúva, 127
Morro do Adeus, 22
Morro do Alemão, 22
Mother of the Water, 140
Movimento, 45
Mubadala, 241
extent of destruction from, 111
lack of government aid in, 108, 110–12
number of people living at risk of, 115
self-help in, 108–12
Municipal Housing Department. See Secretaria Municipal de Habitação
Muniz, Luana, 191–98
Muniz, Vik, 119–20
Museum of Image and Sound, 179
My Home, My Life, 80
Nascimento, Claudio, 186–90
National Force, 36
National Health Counsel, 184n1
National Justice Council, 89
National Public Security, 36
National Security Law, 17
Netherlands, 280
Neymar (soccer player), 269, 270, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 282
Nigeria, 235
Nordestinos, 85
Oakland, Calif., 53–54
Obama, Barack, xiii, xv, xvii, 75
Obama, Michelle, xvii
Obesity, increase in, 80
Ochoa, Guillermo, 271
Oil, xiv, 83, 233, 235–42, 244–45, 246–47
fuel subsidies and, 257
mismanagement of wealth from, 236
new discovery of, xxi-xxii, 82, 240
turbulent history of, 235–36
Oliveira, Cláudio de, 261
Oliveira, Luma de, 240
Olympic Axis, 158
Olympic Games, xiv-xx, xxii, 15, 37, 40, 59, 75, 81, 83, 116, 144, 151, 258, 282
Batista’s contribution to, 239, 241
construction for, 152, 153–56, 158
environmental cleanup promised for, 117, 143, 146–47
favela removal program and, 199–203, 206, 210, 214–15, 217–18
golf course for, 154–56, 163, 222
previous failed bids for, xiv
prostitution crackdown prior to, 170
protests during feared, 233, 243
Red Command threat to, 44
Rio’s challenges as host of, xvi, 10
Rio selected to host, xviii-xix
Rio’s submission of bid for, 36
Vila Autódromo removal plan and, 219–22, 227–29
west side venues for, 148–49, 219
Olympic Park, 220, 221–22, 225, 227–28
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, 236
Organ Range. See Serra dos Orgãos
Our Lady of Aparecida (patron saint), 30, 32
Our Lady of Penha (church), 21, 69
Pacification Police Units. See Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora
Paes, Eduardo, 154–55, 220, 224–27
Paineiras Forest, 132n2
País do futebol, 282
construction for, 151–53
security measures for, 34–37
Vila Autódromo removal plan and, 221
Pão de queijo, 92
Para inglês ver, xxii, 117, 172, 179
Paraná, 34
Paranaguá, 247
Partido dos Trabalhadores. See Workers’ Party
Pataxó, 210
Pavão-Pavãozinho, 23–24
Pedra Branca peak, 146
Pedra Branca State Park, 146, 223
Pedro I, Dom (emperor), 184
Pedro II, Dom (emperor), 107, 132, 133, 211
Pelé (soccer player), xviii, 251, 268
Penha Macena, Maria da, 226, 227–29
Pereira, José, 52–53
Pessoa, Fernando, 190
Petrobras, 5, 82, 237, 238, 239, 240, 245, 247, 257
Pew Research Center survey, 268
Pezão (Red Command boss), 57, 63, 64, 68
Pianinho (Red Command member), 23
Picanha na chapa, 86
Picasso, Pablo, 120
Pimco, 241
Piranhão, 172
Plagues, 134
Plano Popular da Vila Autódromo, 224
Police, 25–28, 32–41, 258. See also Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora
Alemão raids and, 34–36, 37, 58–70, 112, 260
deaths caused by, 27–28, 36, 37, 47, 53–54
favela removal program and, 210–13
nepotism in, 33
protests and, 230–31, 233, 267–68
shortcomings of, 10
travestis’ relationship with, 196–97
two-group division of, 40n3
Vila Cruzeiro raid and, 45–56
violence in, 260–62
weapons of, 27
Wild West bonus for, 27–28, 39
Political prisoners, 17–19
Population
of Alemão, 58
Porteiros, 85
Portuguese monarchy, 87
Portuguese royal family, 5, 105, 246
Poverty and the poor
economic changes and, 95–103
favela removal program and, 214
Lula administration and, 77–78
Praça XV square, 131
Praça Tiradentes, 195
Praia do Cajú, 248
Pre-salt fields, 82, 236, 240. See also Libra auction
PricewaterhouseCoopers, 91
Professor. See Silva Lima, William da
Programa de Aceleração de Crescimento, 243
Projeto Grael, 144
Prostitution, 168–80
crackdown on, 170–80
historical attitudes toward, 169
official recognition of profession, 168–69, 173
travesti, 191–98
working conditions in, 178
Protests, 230–35, 237, 238, 257, 281–82
demands of, 232–33
the economy and, 242–43
police response to, 230–31, 233, 267–68
on stadium expenditures, 266
Providência, 207, 216n2
PUC, 182
Qatar, 235
Quatrocentos contra um, 20
Rabello, Léo, 254–55, 277, 280
Radial Oeste highway, 199
Rain forests, 116–17
Ramos, Graciliano, 15
Rape, 181–82
Reais, 72
Real, 74
Real estate, 80. See also Apartments; Housing market
factors influencing price of, 83–84
in favelas, 95–96, 201, 209, 214
Recreio dos Bandeirantes, 146, 149, 158
Red Command, 9, 10, 12–24, 25–41, 42–56, 98. See also Alemão, police raids on; Vila Cruzeiro, police raid on
as “the faction,” 29
history of, 14–24
public debut of, 20
tag of, 24
vehicle fires set by, 12–14, 44, 47
Remoção. See Favela removal program
Résidences de Monaco, Les, 148
Rimet, Jules, 254
Rio+20 (UN conference), 176
Rio Carioca, 128–29, 130–33, 135–44, 158
course of, 136
daylong cleanup of, 136
historical protection of, 131–32
length of, 136
origin of, 140
source of pollution, 139
Rio de Janeiro (state), 81, 115, 130
Rio de Janeiro City Council, 155
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements Company (“City”), 134
Rio de Janeiro Federation of Industries (FIRJAN), 259
“Rio’s War” (on gangs), 28–29, 36, 48
Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, 149
Riserva Golf, 163
Riviera dei Fiori, 148
Robben, Arjen, 271
Roberto, Andréia, 100
Rocha Pita, Sebastião da, 141, 142
Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, 209
Rodrigues, Diarlei, 106–8, 110, 112, 118
Rodrigues, Nelson, 250
Rose, Charlie, 241
Rousseff, Dilma, 78–79, 82, 101, 169, 187
background of, 75–76
bureaucracy under, 243
decreased approval ratings, 234, 235
the economy and, 239
election of, 79
FIFA officials criticized by, 267
on oil revenues, 236, 238, 244
reforms promised by, 234–35
Royal Dutch Shell, 238
Rua Joaquim de Queiroz, 57, 60, 64
Rua Marechal Francisco de Moura, 95
Running water, access to, 133
Russia, 91
Saldanha, José Jorge (“Zé Bigode”), 20, 22, 24
Sales, Dom Eugênio, 184
Salvador, 266
Samaranch, Juan Antonio, xviii
“Samba do Avião” (song), 116
Sambódromo parade, 168
Same-sex marriage, 183–84, 185, 189–90
San Francisco, Calif., 185
Santa Marta
economic changes in, 95–103
UPP program in, 38–40, 83–84, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103
Santo Domingo, 151
Santos, Arlete dos, 35
Santos, José do Carmo dos (Zé do Carmo), 98–100, 102
Santos, Monica do Carmo dos, 99
Santos Dumont airport, 127
São Gonçalo, 261
São Jorge Street, 169
São Paulo, 168, 230, 231, 266–67, 269
Satã, Madame, 191n3
“Saudosa Maloca” (song), 207–8
Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha, Ludwig August de (Duque of Saxe), 211
Schneider, Leonardo, 83–84
Scolari, Luiz Felipe, 269
SECOVI, 83–84
Secretaria Municipal de Habitação (SMH), 200, 204, 205–6, 221
Seleção (soccer team), 250, 251, 256, 281, 282
problems in, 279
in the World Cup game (1950), 253, 255
in the World Cup game (2014), 269, 270, 274, 275, 276, 278, 279
Semi-automatic weapons, 27, 35
Serra da Carioca, 135
Service for the Protection of Indians, 211
Sewage treatment plants, 130, 134, 143–44
Sex, 164–82. See also LGBT population; Prostitution
Sex tourism, 176
Silva, Ana Paula da, 171–72, 178, 180
Silva, Ceso da, 190–91
Silva, Ivo da, 35
Silva, Luis Inácio Lula da (“Lula”), xv, 59, 75–78, 81, 181, 187, 242, 282
background of, xvi-xvii
bureaucracy under, 243
the economy and, 72, 74, 75, 77–78
scandal in administration of, 76–77
as a symbol of Brazil’s potential, xix-xx
World Cup and, 250, 251–52, 256
Silva, Phellipe Nascimento, 136, 138–41, 142
Silva, Sueleide da, 121–23
Silva Lima, William da (“Professor”), 16–17, 19, 24
Silvia (AP employee), 49
SMH. See Secretaria Municipal de Habitação
Soares, Delúbio, 77
Sobrados, 171, 172, 177, 178, 192, 201
Soccer, 151, 152, 199, 250–51, 257, 281. See also World Cup
Socioeconomic classification system, 102. See also Middle class; Poverty and the poor
South Africa, 280
South side, 83
Souza, Amarildo de, 261–62
Souza, Edvan Mariano de, 35
Souza, Francicleide (“Franci”), 203–5, 206, 215
Spain
Olympic bid of, xiv, xv, xvi, xviii
St. Joseph the Worker (church), 225
Standard & Poor’s, 74, 81, 258
Stock market, 75
Suárez, Luiz, 271
Subprime mortgage debacle (U.S.), 74
Subway system, 217
Subway workers’ strike, 266
Sugarloaf Mountain, 2, 104, 127, 128
Sunga, 165
Superstar (apartment building), 85
Surdos, xiii
Sustainable Communities award, 202
Sweden, 253
Switzerland, 253
TCU. See Tribunal de Contas da União
Teachers’ strike, 268
Telephones, 133
Television sets, 102
“They Don’t Care About Us” (video), 38n2
Tigres, 133n3
Tijuca (ship), 244
Tijuca Forest, 132n2
Tijuca National Park, 132n2, 138
Tiradentes square, 171
Titan Seema (tanker), 245, 246–47
TomTom survey, 125
Tota (Red Command boss), 63–64
Tourism. See Travel and tourism
Traffic, 117, 125, 149, 217, 259, 266
Transportation, 149–50, 217, 234, 243, 258–59
Transsexuals. See Travestis
Trash collectors’ strike, 259
Travel and tourism
gay, 165–68
increase in, 79–80
sex, 176
Travestis, 191–98. See also LGBT population
Tribunal de Contas da União (TCU), 151, 153
Trindade, Carlos, 66
Trindade, Ivanildo, 66
TripOut (travel site), 167
Tukano, Carlos, 210–13
Tukano tribe, 210
Tupi, 142
Uberaba, 31
Unemployment. See Employment
Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora (UPPs), 13–14, 15, 44, 69–70, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 139, 248
Batista’s contribution to, 239, 241, 242
description of program, 13
distrust of, 261–62
gang attacks on bases of, 262
pilot program, 38–40
real estate prices and, 83–84
sense of safety from, 260
tangible results from, 39–40
United Nations Security Council, xxi
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions, 36
United Nations’ Sustainable Development Conference, 176
United States
Brazilian tourists in, 79–80
economic downturn in, xv, 74, 75, 79, 80, 236
immigration to, 92–94
oil production in, 235
Olympic bid of, xiv, xv, xvi, xvii, xviii
tax burden in, 91
University of California, Berkeley, 28
UPPs. See Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora
Urban Age Award, 224n1
Uruguaiana 24 (brothel), 172
Vanessa’s Bar, 177–78
Ventura, Zuenir, 21n3
Vicente de Carvalho, 44
Vietnam: Inside Story of the Guerilla War (Burchett), 18n2
Vigilantism, 264–65
alternative to removal presented, 224
history of, 220
mayor’s meeting with residents, 224–27
official justifications for removal plan, 221, 223, 224
proposed compensation for residents, 224
proposed resettlement of residents, 222–23, 224
real estate values in, 220, 221
tenuous victory of residents, 226–29
Vila Cândido, 139–40
aftermath of police raid, 57–59
police raid on, 45–56
population of, 58
as a redoubt of Red Command, 45
Vila Pan-Americana (Vila do Pan), 152–53, 222
Vila União de Curicica, 216
Violence, 115. See also Crime against the LGBT population, 168, 169, 184, 185–86
police, 260–62
Vitoriano, Carlos Henrique Matias, 35
Wall Street Journal, xxii
Washington, Lorna, 193
Waste Land (documentary), 120
Waste management, 117–23
Water pollution, 128–29, 130–44, 259
construction and, 158–60
health problems caused by, 134, 135, 160
historical regulation of, 131–32
illegal water connections and, 134–35, 139, 143
outlook for reducing, 142–44
sewage treatment plants and, 130, 134, 143–44
untreated waste and, 133
West side, 147–50, 158–59, 219
Widow’s Hill, 127
Willian (soccer player), 275
Winfrey, Oprah, xv
Woman Ironing (Picasso), 120
Workers’ Party, xvii, 77, 185–86, 242
World Cup, xxii, 10, 15, 59, 81, 228, 232, 250–59, 266–82
attempts to avert problems, 267–68
Brazil’s defeat (1950), 254–55
Brazil’s defeat (2014), 278–81
Brazil selected as host for, 37
Brazil’s trophies from, 251
burdens placed by, 252
as the Copa das Copas, 277
expenditures on, 280
favela removal program and, 199–201, 210, 215, 217–18
the games, 269–81
imagina na Copa! (punch line), 233, 257
international acclaim from, 251
national advertising campaign for, 268–69
of 1950, 252–55
prostitution crackdown prior to, 170, 177, 179
protests during feared, 233, 243, 267–68
Red Command threat to, 44
World Health Organization, 125
World Heritage Site (Rio as), 116
World Military Games, 144
Yellow fever, 134
Zapatero, José Luis, xviii
Zé Bigode. See Saldanha, José Jorge
Zé do Carmo. See Santos, José do Carmo dos
Zero Hunger, 78
Zezé. See Maria José