Gallery: Rio Favela Survival: qsakamaki_rio36

Detectives inspect the homicide scene of 18 year-old student Marcelo Rocha Marques in favela Palmeirinha who were killed during the date with his girlfriend by gang members of Comando Vermelho. The favela used to be a stronghold of the gang group. Now the illegally armed militias have controlled the community, thus it is alleged as a revenge attack. Jan 28 2008.