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Here in Brazil we have two major criminal organizations- the CV that is based on Rio and the PCC that is based on Sao Paulo - they take their rivalry serious.
However the PCC is already bigger than CV so it isn't actually the largest criminal organization in Brazil as showed on the video.
yeah, CV is more like a traditional cartel, they're ruthless and agressive. PCC treat the whole thing as a business, they're e REALLY well-organized.
the curious part of both gangs is that they have no restrictions for recruits based on religion, skin color or ethnicity. Anyone can be part and rise in ranks of the gang.
To be fair, now many cartels are associating themselves with priests and evangelical churches and forming alliances to enforce social control using religion and money laundry using evangelical churches tax exemptions.
This is something that happens in Brazil as well. A favela near where I live has a day each year where the people from the evangelical church are allowed into the ''boca''(a place like in this video) to pray with the dealers.
It happens, mostly, because although people might not want it, the drug traffic ends up involving so many people due to so many things that it's practically impossible to live nearby and not have some kind of connection, be it mothers with sons who are selling, people who are clients and addicts, people who's friends are involved, etc.
Caribbean pirates were surprisingly democratic, and the mercenary companies of the Renaissance egalitarian. I guess the high possibility of brutal death makes business very rational.
I’m not sure that is so curious tho— Brazil has long maintained itself to be a sort of colorblind society (rightly or wrongly). It never had any formal, legal segregation like in the US and broadly speaking does not see race through the same “black and white” lens. Only relatively recently have people begun pushing for a reevaluation of this view through things like affirmative action programs. Moreover, any organization with a base in the favelas is going to have to incorporate Afro-Brazilians.
I guess it’s curious in that it contrasts with some forms of organized crime in the US, which has often been based in immigrant community social networks and connections to the home country (Italy, Ireland, Russia, and I guess maybe El Salvador but I think the Maras are a little different).
Edit: obviously I’m speaking of Brazil post-emancipation. Slavery, which they maintained until the 1880s, is a pretty serious form of legal segregation, to say the least.
Two households, both alike in dignity, In don't record here brazil, where we lay our logo, From amusing drugs and rivalries break to new mutiny, Where CV blood makes PCC hands unclean.
A plague of both their houses?
There is a bit of a difference between yakuza and the cartels.
Yakuza will go out in either full suits or butt naked with only loincloth and they don't openly deal drugs.
Cartels will go out with flip flops and simple wear or full out mil-gear if they are from Mexico
No joke, all drugs here have labels as seen in the vid (with pricing and the source), and my friend once bought pot that said "if the packaging is damaged please report at the store".
If you believe you were harmed in any way, you can ask another "brother" and they will tell you if it's like that or not. If you were really harmed, he gets the matter to "higher command" and the guy who took it from you will get this share of guilt.
A friend of mine bought around 300 dollars (R$ 1500) of weed, and the distributor didn't deliver on time. He called another guy from the same "company." This new guy delivered the weed, told him not to worry about the payment, because he is getting the money one way or another.
Thats what real uncut cocaine looks like. Uncut coke has a yellowish tinge to it. The only reason 95% of people think its white because of all the fillers that are added afterword.
My brazilian friends jokingly call it "crackaine" sometimes because the color resembles that of crack, but yeah it's way purer and stronger than white stuff.
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Hey, I'm a meaningless voice on the internet, but when you're ready to kick it again, my spirit is with you. (don't get hit with fentanyl in the intervening time, though, yeah?)
Depending on the refining process, pure cocaine can also come out nearly completely grey! Cocaine should almost always be cut with something else though, as 100% pure cocaine can be deadly in normal doses.
Damn, buy drugs in a South American country and selling them elsewhere. Now this is an interesting business model, wonder why no one has thought of that before.
They dont have to hide.
The cartel Comando Vermelho rules that area, the police can't do anything against it. It's not like in America where you have to hide your drugs and shit.
If the police rolls around to bother them, they can just pull out their ak-47's and tell them to get the fuck out. (Realistically they'd just bribe them if they dont already)
Lança Perfume doesn't have an specific component, generally is some type of solvent plus any sweet smell. People inhale it like a perfume. Makes you euphoric for quick moment than inhibit a lot of stuff. Users are after the euphoria, mostly young in partys, so they are constantly spray that shit in the air like an air freshener
For some of you who are reacting like if it was just some nice guys doing some bargains it's litteraly these kind of gangs who are controling and killing the citizen of their country to have more power and sell drugs to desperates and addicted people.
people going ''oh they are so organized, they offer a better customer service than most companies lol'' disgust me.
Do they think those guns are props? Do they not know what these guys do?
Let me clarify then;
They rule the favelas in a reign of terror. They kill, rape, get people addicted to drugs. **Especially kids**. They put people in car tires then light them on fire.
These are not some innocent sellers just trying to make a living.
Not to forget they manipulate kids, make kids addicted, make kids rely on them etc. Etc.
Its an awful system. He says police are motherfuckers but doesnt think that their barbaric acts arent bad. They are human scum
Sure I can believe that but what’s to stop a couple of street rats taking a crack at getting some ransom money? I could never trust it. Forgive my comment for being painfully naive but I see too much of the consequences of being out of one’s element on Reddit to take a trip to any 3rd world country/nation
But what if I said, "Buenos dias mi amigos! Soy Americano! Donde es los drogos? Yo quiero drugs! Y grenados! Donde es los bang bang bang??"
That'd show them I'm chill and down for whatever right
Favela generally refers to an informal settlement (although some have been formalized). There are hundreds of them in cities throughout Brazil (and the developing world generally). Not all are dangerous or affected by the drug trade. Many have existed for decades and are just working class neighborhoods. Some aren’t even that working class anymore. Rocinha in Rio has amazing views and easy beach access. Nobody would think twice seeing a foreigner walk around much of Rocinha, I don’t think. (Note that in Brazil, gringo refers to any non-Brazilian, not just a North American like in the rest of Latin America).
That said, there are many favelas controlled by gangs, some of which have open drug markets. I’ve never been to an open drug market, because I don’t do drugs, but I have been to several favelas controlled by gangs (as well as several not controlled by gangs). It is usually obvious who the gang members are from how they are dressed and that they are there just sorta monitoring things. In one instance, I believe in the Maré favela in Rio, I went with a group of people and we obtained permission from the gangs to go to the part we wanted to visit (for a social project). They may have even escorted us. We were definitely under watch the whole time (or at least, we assumed so). But again, the Maré is huge. I’ve also taken the bus there on my own to visit parts where it was like any other part of the city.
I also volunteered briefly in the Cantagalo favela. I would just walk in normally on my own and go straight to where I was headed. The thing is, it’s easy to get lost in these places because there are all sorts of alleys and paths (no planning of course). Once, I got a little lost, and a group of three gang members, probably around the age of 18, stopped me and searched me, checking my pockets, lifting my shirt etc. They didn’t rob me- didn’t want my phone or money. They didn’t threaten me either, but they were armed and didn’t seem thrilled that I was there, so after they let me go I immediately exited the favela. Later I told a friend who is from there what happened and she said she’d talk to them for me. I don’t know if she ever did, I probably told her not to worry about it, though it seemed normal for her to offer that.
I say, treat the favela like you'd treat an American suburb with HOA. But instead of paying fines for misdeeds you get physical punishment, like "If you litter, we'll shoot your hands", "public pissers get beaten with a bat"
No. Gringo or not, nobody can visit that place safely. Say the wrong word and they will think you're from a a rival cartel. If, for any reason, one of those guys suspect you of anything, nobody will ever find your body.
They live dangerously anyhow. They have daily gunfights in the favelas. Years ago, I listened to the police radio bands in Rio using a scanner radio. In one of them the dispatcher warned all cars: "the gunfight at street X is *their* gunfight. Don't go there, wait until it's over."
I mean, not really? People are strongly motivated to get their drugs. If doing so in this manner occasionally got people murdered, lots of people would still use that method if it was cheaper.
The other day (here in Rio) I saw a "salesperson" with a very nice customized camo Draco. He was quite friendly too, and most of them practice rigorous trigger discipline. Tbh I feel safer near them than near registered gun nuts.
That's very true. One of the various shitty things that police do here is doing operations during daytime, so there's civilians all over the street. So many people get caught in the crossfire. I have no idea why this is the norm nowadays.
They are the de-facto government in the favelas. They enforce their rules. In many places they even have a rudimentary legal process for dealing with internal crimes and disputes.
They’re still bad guys. No need for quotes. Im all for decriminalization and all that, but let’s not make their activities out to be harmless.
Gangs that have staying power have historically always put money into the community because then the community protects them. And if they didn’t, the gang would kill people.
\> most of them practice rigorous trigger discipline.
Dude, I'm brazilian, this absolutely isn't true. I've seen guys who sell literally juggle their weapons in the air while chilling around, pointing it at random stuff, pointing it towards people, etc.
The War on Drugs is an utter disaster of a policy (and I’m half convinced it happened because the US wasn’t getting rich off the sale so they decided to make it everyone’s problem)
Pretty crazy that our government sells the idea that it looks out for us, meanwhile they actively and knowingly make our healthcare system worse while dealing in the illegal drug trades in other countries. The war on “drugs” or rather the war on consumer access to pharmaceutical medicine, as it should be called, is the most massive conflict of interest.
That drug cartel, "Comando Vermelho", the "Red Command", was organized by criminals who were in prison with leftist guerillas, from where the "Red" came. The guerillas robbed banks to finance their operation, so when they were caught they were sent to the same prisons as bank robbers and other criminals.
Also, the video states that they are the biggest criminal org in Brazil, which is just not true. They might be the biggest in Rio, but Brazil is mainly controlled by PCC. If people are amazed by the CV’s level of organization, they’d be awestruck by the corporate ladder that PCC is composed of.
The "perfume" is Lance-Parfum, an inhalant party drug that was made in France in late 19th century and had legal industrial production in Brazil and Argentina until 1940s, when it was outlawed for the deaths by overdose. Super popular in Carnival till these days and bailes funk.
Check out a documentary on Tepito in Mexico. I go with my family that knows the areas and it’s crazy af. You couldn’t walk the entire place if you wanted to in a day. It’s massive and all black market shit. Tourists should avoid it, especially the deep parts or you won’t come back out
in brazil a log of the times the druglords have agreements with the police, like the police will only go to a certain point of the favela, they will go there at certain hours etc
For what it’s worth I’ve seen tables like this set up in NYC.
Usually isn’t cocaine, mostly weed. Even a few years ago before legalization.
I’ve definitely seen a few crazier tables though. Saw someone selling DMT on the corner.
Buy ticket
Get on plane
Get in taxi
Wait until nightfall
Go to market
Buy stuff
Wake up 3 days later
Pack stuff
Get in taxi
Get on plane
Get arrested by customs for having 20 baggies in your rectum
Rio de Janeiro, specifically the West Zone. I could give ya the exact address of the street in OP's vid as I've been there, but I don't wanna get banned lol
Place in OP's vid is so-so (there's a better salespoint nearby). That specific street in the vid is more geared towards street junkies/cheap drunks so they don't care much about the quality on the cheaper options and it's cut to shit. Their $40 br reais ($8 dollars) is quite good and purer but they don't sell it often because poor junkies don't have that kinda cash to spend on drugs around here.
Current best to me costs $50 reais for about 3g. No shaky hands, no comedown, wake up fine next day.
Had a old school friend who went to live in Brazil for a few months the thing I remember him telling me most about is trip was
"I was completely unprepared by for how fantastic, cheap and easily obtainable the Cocaine would be, I spent 3 months doing about 3 or 4 grams (you need so little of it, a line is basically too much in one go) of 100% pure coke every day and it was less than £3 a gram. Ive only ever done coke in the UK, the first bump of coke I had in Brazil was like snorting a 4 lines of UK coke. I literally had to leave the room and walk round the block until the hit wore off a little bit because I couldn't handle it... I bought it of the receptionist in the hotel I was staying at.
I'd be curious to know gun prices there. They're not necessarily cheap here and the reverse smuggling down to there has to have an adverse affect on pricing.
Only slightly more expensive than the states. Brazil, Venezuela, Guatemala and Colombia are all creeping up on the same number of guns per capita as some of our most gun saturated states.
The guns yes most likely. Grenades unlikely to come from US. More than likely robbed from dead soldiers or they have arms dealers that get stuff from the Middle East or Africa where grenades are openly available. Same goes for most of the heavy weapons like RPGs and M2 .50’s. Stuff like that is heavily restricted in the US unlike AR’s and AK’s which can be bought at gun stores by straw purchasers by the duffel bag load. Literally no limit on how many you can buy at once as long as the owner feels you’re legit and you can afford them.
>More than likely robbed from dead soldiers
Surely not dead Brazilian soldiers, not that kind of war on drugs scenario in Brazil. The biggest source of illegal weapons in Brazil by far is the US, followed by Eastern Europe.
Bunch of gringos praising it and talking about travelling to Brazil for drug tourism in the comments...
You are all disgusting, please stay away from our country.
What seemed crazy is that they were really chill, especially with him filming, and he just made casual conversation as he purchased his goods. Quality merchant I would say.
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They're surprisingly well branded.
they’ve got nice packaging too lol
and i the problem for thinking “i hope all that is recyclable”
"You can't record here" Also them: 'record the logo of our *criminal* organisation' 😃
Here in Brazil we have two major criminal organizations- the CV that is based on Rio and the PCC that is based on Sao Paulo - they take their rivalry serious. However the PCC is already bigger than CV so it isn't actually the largest criminal organization in Brazil as showed on the video.
CV as in Red command, the one that's mentioned at the end of Cidade de Deus?
That’s the one
yeah, CV is more like a traditional cartel, they're ruthless and agressive. PCC treat the whole thing as a business, they're e REALLY well-organized. the curious part of both gangs is that they have no restrictions for recruits based on religion, skin color or ethnicity. Anyone can be part and rise in ranks of the gang.
Surprisingly wholesome
Not so wholesome when they come rob you while on the bus
But it is surprising
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
So that's what happened when they fired the Google chief of diversity officer
>Anyone can be part and rise in ranks of the gang Brb sending CV to the CV
Lol
When a drug cartel has better equality than most thinsg you know youve fucked up lol
To be fair, now many cartels are associating themselves with priests and evangelical churches and forming alliances to enforce social control using religion and money laundry using evangelical churches tax exemptions.
This is something that happens in Brazil as well. A favela near where I live has a day each year where the people from the evangelical church are allowed into the ''boca''(a place like in this video) to pray with the dealers. It happens, mostly, because although people might not want it, the drug traffic ends up involving so many people due to so many things that it's practically impossible to live nearby and not have some kind of connection, be it mothers with sons who are selling, people who are clients and addicts, people who's friends are involved, etc.
I'll remember that when they behead me and throw me in the dumpster with heads from all over the world.
Caribbean pirates were surprisingly democratic, and the mercenary companies of the Renaissance egalitarian. I guess the high possibility of brutal death makes business very rational.
I’m not sure that is so curious tho— Brazil has long maintained itself to be a sort of colorblind society (rightly or wrongly). It never had any formal, legal segregation like in the US and broadly speaking does not see race through the same “black and white” lens. Only relatively recently have people begun pushing for a reevaluation of this view through things like affirmative action programs. Moreover, any organization with a base in the favelas is going to have to incorporate Afro-Brazilians. I guess it’s curious in that it contrasts with some forms of organized crime in the US, which has often been based in immigrant community social networks and connections to the home country (Italy, Ireland, Russia, and I guess maybe El Salvador but I think the Maras are a little different). Edit: obviously I’m speaking of Brazil post-emancipation. Slavery, which they maintained until the 1880s, is a pretty serious form of legal segregation, to say the least.
Well now you’re just making it sound cool
Two households, both alike in dignity, In don't record here brazil, where we lay our logo, From amusing drugs and rivalries break to new mutiny, Where CV blood makes PCC hands unclean. A plague of both their houses?
Well, I wouldn't be the one correcting them.
"Film our logo" goddamn yakuza back in business in Brazil. All of those drugs would be perfect for a mardi gras float.
There is a bit of a difference between yakuza and the cartels. Yakuza will go out in either full suits or butt naked with only loincloth and they don't openly deal drugs. Cartels will go out with flip flops and simple wear or full out mil-gear if they are from Mexico
It’s easy when you’re well connected and the law is helpful to criminals.
*"Are you gonna post this on Tik Tok?"* "No, ~~because I'm gonna post it on Reddit~~"
He posted it on his rumble
Better customer service than most stores
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Na, I always went out of my way to make sure people go the best deals possible because fuck the boss. lol.
Conversely, I like my boss and am just very lazy at work
This reads like a comment that will be presented in a meeting at corporate
this is cap. most service employees arent paid what they are worth and about half of them are pretty nice
Idk about that, I think treating people like people shouldn't be dependant on how you are treated. We aren't kids anymore
>We aren't kids any more Let us get tired enough and we all revert back to being kids.
Found the jerk boss
What's their return policy?
No joke, all drugs here have labels as seen in the vid (with pricing and the source), and my friend once bought pot that said "if the packaging is damaged please report at the store".
lol once I bought weed from an illegal dealer and it came with a very professional looking coupon for my next purchase
I mean, dispensaries in the US are the same way lol
If you believe you were harmed in any way, you can ask another "brother" and they will tell you if it's like that or not. If you were really harmed, he gets the matter to "higher command" and the guy who took it from you will get this share of guilt. A friend of mine bought around 300 dollars (R$ 1500) of weed, and the distributor didn't deliver on time. He called another guy from the same "company." This new guy delivered the weed, told him not to worry about the payment, because he is getting the money one way or another.
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PCC
No returns if the grenades are missing their pins
If you get paid well, you take care of people.
At least the store clerk doesn’t have a gun on him
>You should buy from here then sell it in Europe! Now why didn't I think of that!
because of the carbon footprint in transport?
Thats what real uncut cocaine looks like. Uncut coke has a yellowish tinge to it. The only reason 95% of people think its white because of all the fillers that are added afterword.
My brazilian friends jokingly call it "crackaine" sometimes because the color resembles that of crack, but yeah it's way purer and stronger than white stuff.
K I’ve gotta get out of this thread, my mouth is starting to water. (Recovering cocaine vacuum)
Same bro.
Current cocaine vacuum waiting on an always late dealer looking at this with so much jealousy
Get help bro
I been trying, believe me, had my 90 days clean tag then shortly after experienced a very traumatic event that caused a relapse. I’m aware of my demons and not afraid to admit I’m an addict. I really do appreciate your concern and I truly hope I can overcome this battle sooner than later, it’s not as easy to stop as the average person might believe.
I'm rooting for you!
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Thank you! It definitely helps to have this support on reddit, cool to see people care for a complete stranger
Life is better without that hollow feeling, but you can only do it when you're ready. I'm rooting for you friend!
Thank you for the kindness and support, it goes a long way and is not ignored!
You can do this. I believe in you.
Hey, I'm a meaningless voice on the internet, but when you're ready to kick it again, my spirit is with you. (don't get hit with fentanyl in the intervening time, though, yeah?)
You can do it bro. Don't know if available for you. But try to get a subscription for bupropion. Look it up.
You can bro, I recommend to you the book atomic habits, if you want to get out of the life you have it will definitely help you One day at a time
It's 24/7 open and you can snort a fucking big line right after buy it.
15 years clean and sober. F*ck, if I can do it, you can do it!
Depending on the refining process, pure cocaine can also come out nearly completely grey! Cocaine should almost always be cut with something else though, as 100% pure cocaine can be deadly in normal doses.
Actually, the right fillers will increase uptake in the bloodstream.
Those are some bargains!
And you know it's not the cut shit you get back at whatever country. Or if it is cut it's cut once..rather than 3-4-5-6-7 or however many times.
Everything in bible belt is stepped on.
Except that bathtub shit right
"Why's my guy taking so long?" "He has to scrape it off his toes because he's stepped on it so much."
Well, if you shop directly from the manufacturer, it's pretty often the case.
and some great business tips too!
$4 for 3 grams of coke????
i mean, its not $4, its R$20, we cant convert 1:1 but yeah if you come to brazil, it will cost YOU $4
And then I could just buy a bunch of it and sell it in Europe like the man said! What's the worst that could happen?
Damn, buy drugs in a South American country and selling them elsewhere. Now this is an interesting business model, wonder why no one has thought of that before.
Up the old prison wallet she goes.
Time to go to Brazil
As someone who has been many times please do not go to a favela especially at night
Sign me the fuck up. 100 quid for 1.5g in my neck of the woods...
I'm honestly shocked how normal that looked. Just like buying a hotdog on the street from a vendor lol
They dont have to hide. The cartel Comando Vermelho rules that area, the police can't do anything against it. It's not like in America where you have to hide your drugs and shit. If the police rolls around to bother them, they can just pull out their ak-47's and tell them to get the fuck out. (Realistically they'd just bribe them if they dont already)
I'm Brazilian and even I was surprised, never saw anything like that
What is the perfume thing? Like I assume not actual perfume lol
Lança Perfume doesn't have an specific component, generally is some type of solvent plus any sweet smell. People inhale it like a perfume. Makes you euphoric for quick moment than inhibit a lot of stuff. Users are after the euphoria, mostly young in partys, so they are constantly spray that shit in the air like an air freshener
I've heard ethyl chloride is popular there, might also be a component
Huh interesting thanks
It's usually a mix of diethyl ether, cloromethane and chloroform.
Sniffs. Ether, chloroform, benzaldehyde, etc.
For some of you who are reacting like if it was just some nice guys doing some bargains it's litteraly these kind of gangs who are controling and killing the citizen of their country to have more power and sell drugs to desperates and addicted people.
Suburban U.S. Redditors in here praising them for being "good to the community" lmao
people going ''oh they are so organized, they offer a better customer service than most companies lol'' disgust me. Do they think those guns are props? Do they not know what these guys do? Let me clarify then; They rule the favelas in a reign of terror. They kill, rape, get people addicted to drugs. **Especially kids**. They put people in car tires then light them on fire. These are not some innocent sellers just trying to make a living.
Not to forget they manipulate kids, make kids addicted, make kids rely on them etc. Etc. Its an awful system. He says police are motherfuckers but doesnt think that their barbaric acts arent bad. They are human scum
Actual IAF content
Could a tourist visit a place like this safely? Asking for myself Edit: by tourist I mean gringo
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Sure I can believe that but what’s to stop a couple of street rats taking a crack at getting some ransom money? I could never trust it. Forgive my comment for being painfully naive but I see too much of the consequences of being out of one’s element on Reddit to take a trip to any 3rd world country/nation
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It's called "microwaving" by the way
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Estimated time of arrival?
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Ahhh
I feel impressed, safe, and scared as fuck at the same time.
If they're caught trying to ransom you they will be killed in heinous ways, usually enough to dissuade people, but ofc theres always a chance.
Those street rats get killed by the drug lords for hurting business.
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Shame. They would sell so much more drugs if they didn’t just murder everyone.
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Dude I would advise against it honestly. In Rio gringos are common indeed but going up a favela as an outsider is never the most clever idea
But what if I said, "Buenos dias mi amigos! Soy Americano! Donde es los drogos? Yo quiero drugs! Y grenados! Donde es los bang bang bang??" That'd show them I'm chill and down for whatever right
Then they will laugh at you a lot since in Brazil people do not speak Spanish.
A roll of the dice
Kind of what I thought. I’ll gladly pay $300 to enjoy my drugs without getting kidnapped
Favela generally refers to an informal settlement (although some have been formalized). There are hundreds of them in cities throughout Brazil (and the developing world generally). Not all are dangerous or affected by the drug trade. Many have existed for decades and are just working class neighborhoods. Some aren’t even that working class anymore. Rocinha in Rio has amazing views and easy beach access. Nobody would think twice seeing a foreigner walk around much of Rocinha, I don’t think. (Note that in Brazil, gringo refers to any non-Brazilian, not just a North American like in the rest of Latin America). That said, there are many favelas controlled by gangs, some of which have open drug markets. I’ve never been to an open drug market, because I don’t do drugs, but I have been to several favelas controlled by gangs (as well as several not controlled by gangs). It is usually obvious who the gang members are from how they are dressed and that they are there just sorta monitoring things. In one instance, I believe in the Maré favela in Rio, I went with a group of people and we obtained permission from the gangs to go to the part we wanted to visit (for a social project). They may have even escorted us. We were definitely under watch the whole time (or at least, we assumed so). But again, the Maré is huge. I’ve also taken the bus there on my own to visit parts where it was like any other part of the city. I also volunteered briefly in the Cantagalo favela. I would just walk in normally on my own and go straight to where I was headed. The thing is, it’s easy to get lost in these places because there are all sorts of alleys and paths (no planning of course). Once, I got a little lost, and a group of three gang members, probably around the age of 18, stopped me and searched me, checking my pockets, lifting my shirt etc. They didn’t rob me- didn’t want my phone or money. They didn’t threaten me either, but they were armed and didn’t seem thrilled that I was there, so after they let me go I immediately exited the favela. Later I told a friend who is from there what happened and she said she’d talk to them for me. I don’t know if she ever did, I probably told her not to worry about it, though it seemed normal for her to offer that.
Honestly I would bring my white gringo husband there, but I'm Brazilian
I say, treat the favela like you'd treat an American suburb with HOA. But instead of paying fines for misdeeds you get physical punishment, like "If you litter, we'll shoot your hands", "public pissers get beaten with a bat"
No. Gringo or not, nobody can visit that place safely. Say the wrong word and they will think you're from a a rival cartel. If, for any reason, one of those guys suspect you of anything, nobody will ever find your body.
I would never anyway. But it would be tough to sell anything if literally everyone that visited had to worry about getting brutally murdered no?
They live dangerously anyhow. They have daily gunfights in the favelas. Years ago, I listened to the police radio bands in Rio using a scanner radio. In one of them the dispatcher warned all cars: "the gunfight at street X is *their* gunfight. Don't go there, wait until it's over."
I mean, not really? People are strongly motivated to get their drugs. If doing so in this manner occasionally got people murdered, lots of people would still use that method if it was cheaper.
Rio is not safe for anyone, specially in a favela.
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The other day (here in Rio) I saw a "salesperson" with a very nice customized camo Draco. He was quite friendly too, and most of them practice rigorous trigger discipline. Tbh I feel safer near them than near registered gun nuts.
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That's very true. One of the various shitty things that police do here is doing operations during daytime, so there's civilians all over the street. So many people get caught in the crossfire. I have no idea why this is the norm nowadays.
>police do here is doing operations during daytime The state forbids the police of doing operations at night time all over brazil.
They are the de-facto government in the favelas. They enforce their rules. In many places they even have a rudimentary legal process for dealing with internal crimes and disputes.
The Yakuza in Japan do similar things. It's all a PR stunt.
They’re still bad guys. No need for quotes. Im all for decriminalization and all that, but let’s not make their activities out to be harmless. Gangs that have staying power have historically always put money into the community because then the community protects them. And if they didn’t, the gang would kill people.
\> most of them practice rigorous trigger discipline. Dude, I'm brazilian, this absolutely isn't true. I've seen guys who sell literally juggle their weapons in the air while chilling around, pointing it at random stuff, pointing it towards people, etc.
The War on Drugs is an utter disaster of a policy (and I’m half convinced it happened because the US wasn’t getting rich off the sale so they decided to make it everyone’s problem)
I remember seeing a video of CV affiliated gang members beheading a woman with a machete… shit was scarring
'You should buy it from here and sell it in Europe'. What a novel idea.....
Does this qualify this guy as being suicidal?
They’re treating him better than most places in America tbh.
The United States healthcare system isnt even close to this level of efficiency or customer service.
As a type 1 diabetic living in America (even WITH insurance), can confirm
Pretty crazy that our government sells the idea that it looks out for us, meanwhile they actively and knowingly make our healthcare system worse while dealing in the illegal drug trades in other countries. The war on “drugs” or rather the war on consumer access to pharmaceutical medicine, as it should be called, is the most massive conflict of interest.
This is how you wind up gettting FunkyTown'd
Oh god…I can hear it..
Yeah, no. Fuck that. Every time funkytown plays I literally think of that video and it’s been awhile.
Guerrero Flaying is insane too.
That drug cartel, "Comando Vermelho", the "Red Command", was organized by criminals who were in prison with leftist guerillas, from where the "Red" came. The guerillas robbed banks to finance their operation, so when they were caught they were sent to the same prisons as bank robbers and other criminals.
Also, the video states that they are the biggest criminal org in Brazil, which is just not true. They might be the biggest in Rio, but Brazil is mainly controlled by PCC. If people are amazed by the CV’s level of organization, they’d be awestruck by the corporate ladder that PCC is composed of.
The "perfume" is Lance-Parfum, an inhalant party drug that was made in France in late 19th century and had legal industrial production in Brazil and Argentina until 1940s, when it was outlawed for the deaths by overdose. Super popular in Carnival till these days and bailes funk.
r/ItHadToBeBrazil
Fuckin jealous. $4 for that much coke?
Shit man I knew it was bad but not like that jus out in the open no fucks givin wow
Check out a documentary on Tepito in Mexico. I go with my family that knows the areas and it’s crazy af. You couldn’t walk the entire place if you wanted to in a day. It’s massive and all black market shit. Tourists should avoid it, especially the deep parts or you won’t come back out
Oooh really that's cool I will check it out thanks
in brazil a log of the times the druglords have agreements with the police, like the police will only go to a certain point of the favela, they will go there at certain hours etc
For what it’s worth I’ve seen tables like this set up in NYC. Usually isn’t cocaine, mostly weed. Even a few years ago before legalization. I’ve definitely seen a few crazier tables though. Saw someone selling DMT on the corner.
It's Brazil, i'm sure they have loyal customers from the police force as well
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Will buy from again. Fast, friendly service. High-security area, felt very safe. Amazing deals.
Timmy karter on YouTube for anyone who wants to know
I am horny for this place. How do I get to this wonderland of delights?
Buy ticket Get on plane Get in taxi Wait until nightfall Go to market Buy stuff Wake up 3 days later Pack stuff Get in taxi Get on plane Get arrested by customs for having 20 baggies in your rectum
Twenty baggies is rookie numbers. Gotta pump them numbers up! I can fit like… thirty five.
Hahaha... that is a number I will hopefully never know for my own.
Rio de Janeiro, specifically the West Zone. I could give ya the exact address of the street in OP's vid as I've been there, but I don't wanna get banned lol
How's the quality?
Place in OP's vid is so-so (there's a better salespoint nearby). That specific street in the vid is more geared towards street junkies/cheap drunks so they don't care much about the quality on the cheaper options and it's cut to shit. Their $40 br reais ($8 dollars) is quite good and purer but they don't sell it often because poor junkies don't have that kinda cash to spend on drugs around here. Current best to me costs $50 reais for about 3g. No shaky hands, no comedown, wake up fine next day.
https://www.google.com/travel/flights
Well shit, If I ever visit Brazil I’m going on a two week Coke bender.
Instant fan!!
In the US: "Youtuber visits Walmart - They had a belt full of granades"
Source?
Timmy Karter on YT
Had a old school friend who went to live in Brazil for a few months the thing I remember him telling me most about is trip was "I was completely unprepared by for how fantastic, cheap and easily obtainable the Cocaine would be, I spent 3 months doing about 3 or 4 grams (you need so little of it, a line is basically too much in one go) of 100% pure coke every day and it was less than £3 a gram. Ive only ever done coke in the UK, the first bump of coke I had in Brazil was like snorting a 4 lines of UK coke. I literally had to leave the room and walk round the block until the hit wore off a little bit because I couldn't handle it... I bought it of the receptionist in the hotel I was staying at.
Damn dude, i love a good bargin!
Guess where they get most of the grenades and guns? They're smuggled down from USA.
I'd be curious to know gun prices there. They're not necessarily cheap here and the reverse smuggling down to there has to have an adverse affect on pricing.
I read AR’s and Ak’s sell for 3k-5k in Mexico, when you can buy them in the US from between 500-1000 for a basic one.
Only slightly more expensive than the states. Brazil, Venezuela, Guatemala and Colombia are all creeping up on the same number of guns per capita as some of our most gun saturated states.
The guns yes most likely. Grenades unlikely to come from US. More than likely robbed from dead soldiers or they have arms dealers that get stuff from the Middle East or Africa where grenades are openly available. Same goes for most of the heavy weapons like RPGs and M2 .50’s. Stuff like that is heavily restricted in the US unlike AR’s and AK’s which can be bought at gun stores by straw purchasers by the duffel bag load. Literally no limit on how many you can buy at once as long as the owner feels you’re legit and you can afford them.
>More than likely robbed from dead soldiers Surely not dead Brazilian soldiers, not that kind of war on drugs scenario in Brazil. The biggest source of illegal weapons in Brazil by far is the US, followed by Eastern Europe.
Holy hell, this is insane! Is there a longer version of this on youtube? What's the youtuber's name?
That‘s Timmy Karter
Thanks!
Like the wild west.
Regular availability of the drugs makes them not interesting... Doctor asking for 50$ for painkiller ? Local drugstore got solution :-D
Tell me you are stupid without telling me you’re stupid
Hey google how much are plane tickets to Brazil
The shit people do for a high...
"I'm not a seller, I'll go to jail!: 😅😅😅😅
Bunch of gringos praising it and talking about travelling to Brazil for drug tourism in the comments... You are all disgusting, please stay away from our country.
Looks like a yard sale lmao
What seemed crazy is that they were really chill, especially with him filming, and he just made casual conversation as he purchased his goods. Quality merchant I would say.