Stray puppy now protects the tough streets of Rio de Janeiro – in pictures

‘Cabo Olveira’ wears a police uniform while out on patrol in the bairros

Police dog Cabo Olveira – Official Olveira – complete with uniform, leans out of a patrol car in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. All photos: AP

He works with the 17 Military Police battalion in Rio.

Olveira features in social campaigns by the Rio police, such as promoting vaccinations.

He also accompanies officers on the job in Rio, where crime is rife in parts of the city.

The dog was adopted as a pet by the battalion when it was a stray.

Olveira was an injured puppy that approached the station, where he was taken in and where he still lives today.

Police dog named "Cabo Olveira," or Official Olveira, wearing a police uniform outfitted with a fake gun, rests at the 17 Military Police Battalion's station where he lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 7, 2022. The dog, which is used for social campaigns by the police like flu vaccinations, was adopted as a pet by the battalion when it was a stray, injured puppy that approached the station. (AP Photo / Silvia Izquierdo)

Children pet the police dog.

Sgt Cristiano de Oliveira greets drivers who stop especially to pet Olveira,

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