Brazilian soldiers patrol the street during security operations in Vila Pinheiro --part of the Mare shantytown complex near the Galeao (Antonio Carlos Jobim) international airport-- in the north suburb of Rio de Janeiro on April 5, 2014. Thousands of soldiers --including some 2,000 paratroopers, 450 sailors and 200 military police-- in armored vehicles, trucks and on foot entered one of Rio de Janeiro's most notorious slums to provide security less than three months before the World Cup and until July 30. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOPHE SIMON