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2013, Contemporary Issues , Honorable Mention singles , Felipe Dana
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Natalia

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Natalia Gonzales, a 15-year-old crack user, lives in the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Natalia

07 August 2012

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Natalia Gonzales, a 15-year-old crack user, lives in the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Once, blatant sale of crack at outdoor drug markets led to areas of Manguinhos and surrounding shantytowns being dubbed Crackland. But the drug seems to be disappearing from the streets.

Certain drug bosses say they have stopped selling crack, because it destabilizes their territories, making them harder to control. City authorities also take credit for the change, saying it is the result of a police offensive to retake slum areas long abandoned by the government.

Natalia Gonzales, une utilisatrice de crack de 15 ans, vit dans le bidonville de Manguinhos, à Rio de Janeiro, au Brésil. Il fut un temps où la vente de crack sur des marchés à ciel ouvert valut à Manguinhos et aux bidonvilles avoisinants le surnom de Crackland. Mais la drogue semble disparaître des rues.

Certains narcotrafiquants disent avoir arrêté de vendre du crack parce qu’il déstabilise leurs territoires, les rendant plus difficiles à contrôler. S’attribuant aussi les mérites du changement, les autorités de la ville disent qu’il résulte d’une offensive de la police consistant à reprendre le contrôle des bidonvilles longtemps abandonnés par le gouvernement.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Felipe Dana

Felipe Dana
Nationality:
Brazil
Website:
www.felipedana.com.br
About:
Felipe Dana was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1985. He got an early start on his career at age 15 when he began working as an assistant photographer. He later pursued a degree in photography at a local university, all the while working as a commercial photographer and contributing to various local and international news agencies. In 2009, he decided to dedicate himself solely to photojournalism, documenting the social upheaval in his native Rio de Janeiro as the city prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
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