#Latest news with #barownerWashington Post27-05-2025Washington PostSao Paulo moves to end area known as Crackland as residents scatter and cry foul against policeSAO PAULO — Marcelo Colaiácovo was driving to his bar in Downtown Sao Paulo on a recent May afternoon when he noticed something unusual: the hundreds of drug users that for years roamed around the neighborhood were all gone. He walked around for 10 minutes finding no trace of them. Also gone was the stench of their waste being cleaned by city hall staffers.
Washington Post27-05-2025Washington PostSao Paulo moves to end area known as Crackland as residents scatter and cry foul against policeSAO PAULO — Marcelo Colaiácovo was driving to his bar in Downtown Sao Paulo on a recent May afternoon when he noticed something unusual: the hundreds of drug users that for years roamed around the neighborhood were all gone. He walked around for 10 minutes finding no trace of them. Also gone was the stench of their waste being cleaned by city hall staffers.