Reuters captures photographs of a hostage situation in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas | Reuters News Agency

Reuters captures photographs of a hostage situation in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Reuters photographer Ricardo Moraes captured moving photographs of a hostage situation that ended with one dead bandit, following a series of shootouts that broke out across the city among warring criminal organizations and the police.

Article Tags
Type: Reuters Best
Regions: South America
Win Types: Storytelling
Story Types: Human Interest / Feature
Media Types: MultimediaPictures
Juliana, who says she is four months pregnant, reacts in front of the body of her husband Davi Barboza, who was shot in Sao Carlos, during a police operation after heavy confrontations between drug gangs, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 27, 2020.
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