Safe City of Recife a Success through Carnival

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, April 1, 2008 - Considered to be the world’s largest Carnival celebration, as recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records, Recife, and neighboring Olinda are at the heart of 1.5 million person strong celebration. ISS servers managed 50 Pelco Spectra PTZ cameras to capture all activity within the city’s celebratory areas. Continued deployment of this project at Recife, the fifth largest city in Brazil with a regional population of nearly 4 million, and the capital of the state of Pernambuco, will continue towards a short term goal of over 1000 cameras blanketing the city. Immediate statistics during the Carnival period indicate a reduction in violent crime of over 30%.

The system remains fully operational and will be the vanguard of an ever-growing surveillance framework implemented by the forward-thinking government of Recife. ISS servers also manage security and surveillance throughout Brazil, including the national presidential compound, Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, as well as several of the largest ports in the country, including the 2nd largest, Terminal Portuário de Itajaí Ltda, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina. Governor Eduardo Campos was on hand to celebrate the inauguration of this milestone event in the city's move toward greater security and safety. Logistics for the project were handled by Anixter International. Integration was conducted by Aragao Engenharia & Networks.

To download the article from Pelco Press, please visit ftp://ftp.pelco.com/pelcopress/Brazilian_Carnival.pdf.