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Sep 14, 2006 · From the slum's creation in the early 1960s for flood victims, through the rise of disco and cocaine in the 1970s, to the horrific gang wars of the 1980s, Lins traces the rise and fall of myriad, often teenaged gangsters for whom guns, girls and drugs are the tools of power.
City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus, a favela in Western Rio de Janeiro where Lins grew up.
- Paulo Lins
- 1997
City of God is a sprawling, magnificently told epic about gang life in Rio's favelas, based on years of research and Pualo Lins's firsthand experience growing up in Cicade de Deus.
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Now available in English for the first time, City of God is a raw, powerful portrait of the countless millions of poor people all over the world. A book and film that gave voice to the dispossessed of multiethnic Brazil, it will earn Paulo Lins more well-deserved international acclaim.
Dec 1, 2007 · Written by Paulo Lins, who grew up in the favela (shantytown) Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro and who spent years researching its gang history, City of God began life as a coruscating,...
Nov 3, 2011 · A sprawling, magnificently told epic about the history of gang life in Rio's favelas. THE ORIGINAL NOVEL BEHIND 'THE GREATEST CRIME FILM OF ALL TIME'. Cidade de Deus, the City of God ......
