All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.

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If only we can avoid armed conflict the argument seems to say then we will live in a more peaceful world.

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Talk to elderly Cariocas (as present or former residents of the city are known) about the favelas of the 1950s and they often turn misty-eyed, recalling peaceful places with the best views in the city and plenty of good live music.

ECONOMIST: To get out you need education, hard work and luck