Awarded picture from Brazil

People gather around the body of Thiago Franklino de Lima (21), who was killed in the Coque slum. With around 90 homicides per 100,000 of its population, Recife is more than twice as deadly as Rio de Janeiro. In Coque young people have been known to kill each other for control over strategic areas from which to rob motorists.

Year 2008
Photographer Eraldo Peres
Nationality Brazil
Organization / Publication The Associated Press
Category Daily Life
Prize Honorable mention
Date 22-01-2008
Country Brazil
Place Recife

Tagged Awarded pictures, Brazil, Coque slum, Eraldo Peres, Thiago Franklino de Lima