World’s biggest open-air drug den dubbed ‘Crackland’ is riddled with ‘walking corpses’ & addicts as young as 13

IN the heart of São Paulo, an area as big as London’s Soho stands as a harrowing symbol of Brazil’s war on drugs for more than 30 years.

In Cracolândia, literally “Crackland” in Portuguese, hundreds of people gather to smoke crack cocaine in the streets.

It is one of the biggest and most violent drug zones in the world – despite many attempts to dismantle it and rehabilitate residents.

By day, the streets are lined with zombie-like figures wrapped in blankets.