Sublime

But the rise in crime nationally masked some very sharp regional differences. While homicide rates in the southern and south-eastern states such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro remain lower than they were in the 1990s, violent crime has escalated in the north and north-east, ravaging states – such as Ceará – that were generally much more peaceful t

Goad had been corresponding for a while with Richard Ramirez, who as the “Night Stalker” was responsible for killing over a dozen people. “After I sent him the Rape issue, his letters stopped,” recalls Goad. “One of Ramirez’s pen pals later informed me that Ricky had asked him, ‘Don’t you think that issue went a little too far?’”