| Lucia: Testimonies of a Brazilian Contributor(s): Gay, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592133398 ISBN-13: 9781592133390 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: "Favelas, or shantytowns, are where cocaine is mainly sold in Rio de Janeiro. There are some six hundred "favelas in the city and most of them are controlled by well-organized and heavily armed drug gangs. The struggle for the massive profits from this drug trade has resulted in what are increasingly violent and deadly confrontations between rival drug gangs and a corrupt and brutal police force, that have transformed parts of the city into a war-zone. "Lucia tells the story of one woman who was once intimately involved with drug gang life in Rio throughout the 1990s. Through a series of conversations with the author, Lucia describes conditions of poverty, violence and injustice that are simply unimaginable to outsiders. In doing so, she explains why women like her become involved with drugs and gangs and why this situation is unlikely to change. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Social Science | Criminology - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2004062085 |
| Series: Voices of Latin American Life (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.72" W x 9.37" (0.88 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Rio de Janeiro, the selling points for cocaine are located in the city's six hundred or so shantytowns or favelas that are controlled by well-organized and heavily armed drug gangs. The struggle for control of the massive profits from the drug trade has resulted in what are increasingly violent and deadly confrontations between rival drug gangs and a corrupt and brutal police force that have transformed parts of the city into a war-zone. This book tells the story of Lucia, a poor Brazilian woman who was intimately involved with drug gang life in Rio throughout the 1990s. Through a series of conversations with the author, Lucia tells us, in her own words, what it is like to endure conditions of poverty, violence, and injustice that are simply unimaginable. And, in doing so, she sheds light on why women like her become involved with drugs and gangs. |
