Malandros, marginais e vagabundos

The "social accumulation of violence" refers to a social process that has been going on for approximately half a century. It can be historically delimited, so far, between the 1950s and the present day. This process takes place in the city of Rio de Janeiro and its immediate area of influence - the metropolitan region of Rio - but can, at times, reach other cities in the state, some state capitals and other Brazilian cities, as has already happened, potentially acquiring national scope.