TOPSHOTS Brazilian BOPE police elite unit personnel patrol during an operation at Caju shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early morning March 3, 2013. Brazilian police on Sunday occupied crime-infested slums near Rio de Janeiro's international airport and seaport as part of efforts to drive out drug traffickers ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The operation, which began at 4:55 am local time (0755 GMT), involved more than 1,300 police and members of the military backed by mechanized units of the Brazilian navy, which entered the favelas of Caju and Barreira do Vasco and seized control of their narrow streets. AFP PHOTO/Christophe Simon