Police helicopters sweep Brazil slums ahead of World Cup
With less than three months to go until the World Cup in Brazil, the police have been sent into Rio's favelas - its shanty towns - in a bid to clean up the streets.
'No resistance' from Rio gangs as police go in
ITV News Brazil Correspondent Nick Ravenscroft, who is with the military police as they go in to Rio's favelas, reports:
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