Taking Back Complexo Do Alemão
![A Brazilian Army helicopter flies over Complexo do Alemão shantytown in Rio de Janeiro. [Brazilian Army]](/images/shared/images/2012/04/01/Alemao1_opt1.jpg)
A Brazilian Army helicopter flies over Complexo do Alemão shantytown in Rio de Janeiro. [Brazilian Army]
Photos by The Brazilian Army
Instead of fighting criminals from the outside, the Brazilian Armed Forces moved into the communities, widening the authorities’ ability to reach previously lawless areas. Each separate unit patrolled for three months in the area until the Rio state government implemented Pacifying Police Units. In August 2011, Sampaio Task Force took control of Complexo do Alemão.
![Brazilian Army Col. Fernando Montenegro, commander of the Sampaio Regiment, patrols the region during a helicopter flyover of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]](/images/shared/images/2012/04/01/Alemao4_opt1.jpg)
Brazilian Army Col. Fernando Montenegro, commander of the Sampaio Regiment, patrols the region during a helicopter flyover of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]
![Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]](/images/shared/images/2012/04/01/Alemao5_opt1.jpg)
Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]
![Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]](/images/shared/images/2012/04/01/Alemao2_opt1.jpg)
Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]
![Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]](/images/shared/images/2012/04/01/Alemao8_opt1.jpg)
Soldiers of the Brazilian Army patrol the streets of Complexo do Alemão. [Brazilian Army]
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