The document discusses peace building efforts in Canoas, Brazil. It provides background on Canoas' population and location. It then describes Canoas' policies around public security, which include social inclusion projects, community policing through an Office of Integrated Management, and an Intelligence Monitoring Center. The results of these efforts are a 43.4% reduction in homicides across Canoas and a 73.6% reduction in the Guajuviras neighborhood between 2009-2011, as well as decreases in firearm usage and homicide rates.