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Justin Beiber: the Artist of Choice for Rio Drug Kingpins
http://gizmodo.com/5700829/drug-kings-luxury-triplex-hidden-in-the-slums
Police recently raided a drug kingpin's palace in the favelas of Rio, according to the Gizmodo article linked above. Although the place had been wrecked by the fleeing druglord, they left behind a surprisingly luxurious compound in the middle of the favela. What is more surprising is their enthusiams for Justin Bieber. Hmmmm.
OMG, So not only are they drug kingpins, and make billions on the suffering of others, they also have no taste, maybe they should get into a Florida rehab program to clear their head, and listen to some good music.
That was really unexpected to me. The war between drug lords and the Brazilian police & military is a violent one. Here is a great blog post that professora Vanessa wrote on the issue: http://streetsmartbrazil.com/blog/20101129/eu-amo-o-rio-de-janeiro
The post has three links to great content that will give you insight into what is happening in Rio.
Luciana Lage