M'Boi Mirim

M'Boi Mirim (pron. IPA2|mbojmi'ɾĩ) is a borough of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The name comes from the Tupi language and it means "little snake". It comprises two districts: Jardim Ângela and Campo Limpo.

It is an extremely poor and violent area, and was pointed out some years ago with a death rate caused by fire weapons higher than many world violent areas, such as Colombia and the countries in the Middle East. In 2000, it was appointed by the United Nations as the world's most violent place. pt icon [http://portal.prefeitura.sp.gov.br/noticias/ars/spmb/2006/04/0010 M'Boi Mirim, onde a população decidiu reduzir a violência - Subprefeitura de M'Boi Mirim] (April 19, 2006)] However, the criminal rate is falling down in the last years due to the community action. pt icon internetlink] The murder rate was reduced by almost 50%. pt icon internetlink]

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