I went to the city of god': Gringos, guns and the touristic favela

Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-34

  Freire Medeiros, Bianca ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 79957830880     PISSN: 13569325     EISSN: 14699575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569325.2011.562631     Document Type: Article

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