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- In 2009, Cidade de Deus became the second favela in Rio to be "pacified" as part of a government programme to improve safety and security by increasing the police presence in poorer communities. Police officers moved into the favela and installed a special unit to try and drive out drug traffickers.
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Aug 5, 2013 · Ten years after a Rio de Janeiro slum called Cidade de Deus (City of God) burst into the world's consciousness with the hit film of the same name, very little has changed for the residents and...
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Oct 5, 2013 · Li’l Zé dies at the end of the film. The actor who portrayed him, however, still lives in the notorious slum, or favela, of Cidade de Deus.
Dec 27, 2022 · Set in Rio’s infamous Cidade de Deus (City of God) suburb between the end of 1960s and the beginning of 1980s, the film tells the stories of several interconnected characters struggling to...
- Gabriel Leão
The slum’s poverty has been compounded by Rio de Janeiro’s declining economy and the ensuing fall in the quality of life. The state of Rio now ranks fifth in life quality among Brazilian...
Oct 29, 2015 · Built in 1960 by the government, City of God was part of a larger attempt to move favelas (slums, essentially) from the center of Rio to the outskirts.
- Henry Blodget
Aug 10, 2016 · In the most violent section of Cidade de Deus — a place called Karate — criminals shot at police just one day before last week's Olympic opening ceremony; no officers were injured.
Marcos Rodrigo Neves remembers the bad old days in Rocinha, the largest favela, or slum, in Rio de Janeiro. A baby-faced 27-year-old with a linebacker’s build and close-cropped black hair...
