In the Shadow of the Hill

In the lead up to the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics the Brazilian government initiates a series of pacification programs aimed at retaking territories previously controlled by heavily armed drug trafficking armies In November 2011 Rio de Janeiros largest slum Rocinha is seized without a single shot fired Shortly after the intervention reports begin to emerge of rampant police abuse which culminate in the disappearance of local bricklayer Amarildo de Souza Amarildo was last seen being taken by the police for questioning and his family believes that he has been tortured and murdered by the police In the face of brutal oppression together the residents start a protest movement that will shake the Brazilian establishment to the core