What are the paradise for the rich, the hell for the poor, and the two cities of God in Brazil?

A few days ago, the news that Brazilian gangs helped Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fight the epidemic went viral online. Because he was dissatisfied with the epidemic prevention work of the Brazilian government, he simply stepped in and participated in the prevention and control of the epidemic.

Many local communities have received news from gangs through social networks? A curfew? Information, they warned people not to leave home after 8 pm. Their slogan is quite inflammatory:

If the government doesn't take action, the gang will do the right thing!

Someone here can't help but ask, what is the origin of this Brazilian gang? Why is it so awesome?

Speaking of Brazilian gangs, I have to mention one place. It is the most famous city in Brazil, known as the City of God, and it is called Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil is a country with a huge gap between rich and poor. At the beginning of the 20th century, what was the most accurate parameter to measure wealth inequality? The Gini coefficient once reached 0.6, ranking first in the world. Although the two former left-wing presidents have worked hard to rectify the situation and the situation has improved slightly, they have been? Top three? .

Rio de Janeiro, the largest city, is a microcosm of Brazil's unequal society. Rio de Janeiro is a tourist metropolis surrounded by mountains and seas. There are hot beaches and resort hotels all along the coastline, which are famous for carnival and samba. Some people say that this is the city of God and the place where God lives, so it is as beautiful as heaven.

Yes, there are the most beautiful beaches in the world and the richest communities in China.

But they may not know that behind God, it is darkness. The so-called combination of heaven and hell is actually just a wall apart. It's in a rich area of Brazil, next door to a slum. Because the low-income class working in cities can't afford the high housing prices and living expenses, most of them choose to settle in slums. They can't afford to buy or live in commercial housing, so they do it themselves? How fast? These illegal dens have been successfully built, and such phenomena frequently appear in urban suburbs or urban public areas.

According to statistics, more than 6% of Brazil's population (25% in Rio) and about 1 1.25 million people live in slums. In Rio alone, there are more than 65,438+0,000 slums. Ronaldo and Bailey, the famous stars who once became legends of the times, grew up in slums when they were children.

These slums are usually built on mountains, and rows of iron shacks and narrow alleys are scattered in disorder. Because these slums lack basic living facilities, even water and electricity are luxuries; Most of the doorways are sewers, and domestic sewage is poured directly from doors and windows; Catch up with the rainy season, the bend of the river, the water city and the country, Wang Yang everywhere. In addition, the chaotic public security situation, poor and difficult social conditions, and a large number of unemployed people have gradually made people forget this place and forget it in those crumbling broken tents and rotten board houses.

In Rio de Janeiro, slums are another world. It is the best source of crime because of its mixed fish and dragons and disorder, so it has become the lair of Brazilian gangs. They smuggle here, commit crimes here and squeeze the poor people who have a hard life here. They are local tyrants in slums, where the words of Brazilian gangs are more useful than the government.

All the rules here are controlled by gangs, and the rules made by gangs are the laws of slums There are no police here, but the police are usually extremely corrupt, and the huge profits of the drug business are even richer than those of drug lords. Therefore, they turn a blind eye to criminal activities and even acquiesce in encouragement. Many weapons and ammunition of drug lords are purchased from the police.

The Oscar-winning foreign language film "City of God" tells the cruel, greedy and fierce side of the slum gang struggle from the perspective of a slum teenager who becomes a photographer when he grows up. In order to fight for power and profit, gang members lose their humanity, regard indiscriminate killing as a game, and even train children to shoot and kill. Every day, countless people are lying dead on the streets, gunfire keeps ringing, and the concrete floor is covered with blood. The police colluded with gangs, justice was delayed, and there was only night in the city of God.

This is not an exaggeration. The scenes depicted in "City of God" are basically consistent with the slums in reality. According to USA-Today's earlier report, more than 4,000 people are killed in Rio slums every year, which is comparable to the battlefield. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the city with the most murders in the world, which is 42 times that of Moscow. Every100000 people, 42 people were shot. If a child becomes a drug dealer, he will go to prison within two years, or he will be covered with bullets and lying dead on the street. It is said that ordinary tourists are not allowed to enter the slums at will, and they do meet muscular eldest brother patrolling the streets with AK47.

In a word, the reason why slums are marginalized and isolated by the whole Brazilian government and society is because it has long given people the impression of poverty, chaos and rampant crime, and people talk about slums.

So some people say that there are two Rio in this world, one is heaven and the other is hell.

In the face of the epidemic, slums marginalized by the government and society have become the most risky places. Because the public facilities here are simple, water and electricity are often cut off, sanitary conditions are poor, doctors are short of medicines, and toilets are dirty. Many shacks have poor light transmission and ventilation conditions. It is not surprising that two or three small rooms are crowded with a large family, men, women and children, and even a family of four or five people are crowded into a few square meters of iron shacks. Under such bad conditions, flu, tuberculosis? Various respiratory diseases are common in slums.

But at present, the Brazilian government has not taken vigorous epidemic prevention measures here, and even community residents can walk around at will. Slums are the foundation of Brazilian gangs, so it is natural to take care of them, because once the virus is introduced, it is also a matter of vital interests and even life.

Not only will I be threatened by the virus, but my business will also be greatly affected. So no matter from which angle, compulsory blockade is the best choice. In other words, the reason why gangs want to control the epidemic is because the epidemic has affected their business, which is more like a means adopted by shepherds to better control their flocks.

So, don't sit up and take notice of gangs just because of a piece of news. Many people only saw their quarantine announcement, but ignored their activities of killing people and drug trafficking. This epidemic is a mirror that can magnify the dark side of many societies. But don't let something that was originally black turn white.

In a word, don't think that gangs are just organizations. The slums they forcibly blocked are far more miserable than you think. This is nothing more than protecting your own leek, and you can continue to cut it in the future.