Witness
Season 1
Ep 4. Rio
- TV-MA
- November 26, 2012
- 49 min
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7.5 (36)
Though Rio de Janeiro will host the 2014 World Cup and the Summer Olympics in 2016, the city currently remains crippled by a war raging between police and powerful drug gangs. Over 2,000 Brazilian military have taken to the streets to regain control of the city's hilltop favelas. Photographer Eros Hoagland braves the danger in search of answers.