I'm not going to lie. This shit makes me nervous. The police force in Salvador are under payed and over armed. When there is trouble in paradise, bullets fly. I so feel like 'Rocket' in the City of God, snapping pictures of the police from around the corner. Who knows, maybe it will boost my career in journalism. Maybe it will help me find a job.
8 comments:
so, a house? i had no idea. very cool! will you ever be state-side again??
Leo,
Maybe they were looking for lost Pinguins! ;)
Ray
yikes. Right after I bought my house I saw three cops go into one of my neighbor's houses- you know, guns drawn, all urban warfare style. Luckily that scene hasn't repeated itself in the four years since then.
watch your back bro
Ruben from miami
Even more of a culture shock for a Brit like me - our cops don't even carry guns (though we do have ARVs - Armed Response Vehicles - at hand if needed).
I'm used to seeing them on the streets now, but it still seems strange sitting in a kilo restaurant next to a table of tooled up PM officers.
I wouldn't have thought your bairro was big enough to harbour many dangerous criminals... probably an opportunist thief who tried to use it as an escape route.
just make sure they don't have a....shit, whats that one word?......I only remember how to say it in Greek, Latin, German, Spanish and Portuguese....
....oh yeah, Strategy
("Capitão, 05 está dormindo!")
hopefully that didn't fly over everyone's head
hello ASL or Dan or Leo,
As I am not sure what your name is. First of all, I think it's very impressive what you are doing - living in the favelas in Brazil. By the way, since you are close to Bahia, there's another movie I saw a while ago that's perhaps a little more fitting to the title of this blog, "Cidade Baixa" if you haven't already seen it, it's an idea I suppose.
Secondly, I am also thinking about moving into a favela in Brazil, but have no contacts at all or where to look for info. so I am very interested to hear in more detail about how you moved yourself into the favelas.
I would be happy to hear from you! My e-mail: cliffordl96@gmail.com
Thanks!
Cliff
we too had that ohh shit moment after only 10 days in Sao Paulo, lots of guns lots of shooting all just across the road:
http://gregandcathsadventures.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/i-dont-think-were-in-texas-anymore-toto-welcome-to-the-big-bad-city/
thankfully nothing since, all part of the experience!
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