in 2009 cantagalo and pavão-pavãozinho were pacified through the upp, and the immediate result was the near disappearance of the muggings and robberies that had plagued both copacabana and ipanema for years.

In the past, criminals would be able to steal cameras and other valuables from people on the beaches and then run away  to seek refuge inside the favelas, where there was be no police presence.

after the installments of a upp unit this was no longer the case, and the neighborhoods' safety improved significantly, in particular copacabana, causing the real estate values of zona sul to increase further .