Antennas in "City of God"

There are few pictures from the "City of God", because only few photographers have the courage to penetrate this area at the cost of the equipment or even their lives. The people living here do not obey the laws of the country, and the police patrol the grounds from helicopters only. The alleys are too narrow and steep for the squad cars, and no one will send foot patrols there. Each intervention of armed police or army units means a full-scale war. The only law is the law of the jungle - it is survival of the fittest. If there is any doubt who is the boss, the gangs quickly "clarify" this issue among themselves.

"City of God" is situated close to the port called "River of January" - where is it? Brazil. The pictures come from Rio de Janeiro (River of January). The name "City of God" comes from the film with the same title - it was used for describing "favelas" - the slums and shanty towns. There are about 600 such places in Rio de Janeiro. In the fifties, they housed in about 7% of the city population, now it is ca. 20%.