Brazil World Cup 2014: A look inside Rio de Janeiro’s Maré favela

Less than three months before Rio welcomes tens of thousands of foreign soccer fans for the World Cup, the attacks cast new doubts on government efforts to expel gangs from slums using a strong police presence. The city will host the Olympics in 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW) - RTR3IPXA' height='259' alt='BRAZIL/ Rio slum soldier' width='460' src='http://news.guugll.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/brazil-world-cup-2014-a-look-inside-rio-de-janeiros-mare-favela.jpg' />

There are more guns than ever in Rio de Janeiro’s Maré favela, a massive slum once controlled by violent drug dealers but now the home of a major military operation.