Members of the State Federation of Rowing and others take part in a protest against violence at Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, where a cyclist was killed the week before during a bicycle robbery, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this file picture taken May 24, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/Files
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When shots rang out last month in the first gun battle in seven years between Rio de Janeiro police and drug traffickers in Santa Marta, its reputation as a peaceful slum with stunning views and a popular samba night was shattered.
No one was injured in the maze of alleys and steps of the "favela" that is home to 6,000 people, but the shootout raised concerns a police campaign - for which Santa Marta was the model - is running out of steam a year before half a million visitors arrive for the 2016 Olympics.
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