Tarcisio: And this lowered property prices and ruined businesses, which were soon bought by crime as a way to launder money.
Tarcisio: Many governments tried to solve the problem, but Cracolândia persisted as a symbol of the State's weakness.
Areas such as the favela do Moinho served as support for the storage and distribution of drugs, which supplied the large open-use scene in the city center.
Tarcisio: The result was a devastating combination.
Tarcisio: Drug addiction, violence, human exploitation, closed businesses, residents living in fear.