BRAZIL. Sao Paulo. On patrol with the ROTA (Rondas Tobias de Agiuar, started in 1970) an elite military police of 600 (6 women) who tackle serious crime in Sao Paulo. Seen here on patrol in Favela Ourives in southern Sao Paulo, an area know for drug and gun offences. They are also keenly seeking out any cages which could be used for esconding kidnap victims, a rising crime in Sao Paulo. 2002.