Nova Esperança

Nova Esperança (Portuguese for “New Hope”) is a fictional favela, located in São Paulo, Brazil. It is home to a majority of the city’s poverty residents. It was the former residence of the Comando Sombra gang led by Serrano before its disbandment by 2012. It serves as a supporting location in the unreleased The Outlaw’s Saga - Far Cry: Full Pains.
== Description ==
Nova Esperança is a large favela located somewhere within the city of São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil. It is home to numerous gangs and poor residents, including the Comando Sombra. By 2012, a chunk of it was destroyed during a raid.
== Biography ==
=== 2012 ===
Around late February, former NYPD detective and Branco bodyguard, Max Payne, embarked on a journey throughout Nova Esperança in an attempt to find and rescue Fabiana Branco from the Comando Sombra, despite her husband and Max’s employer, Rodrigo, having been killed a day prior. Max found out about Fabiana’s location from a dying Crachá Preto thug, and more information about her whereabouts from local cop, Wilson Da Silva. However, on the way, Max had entered conflict with various gangs throughout the favela as he navigated further in. Max eventually reached Comando Sombra territory where Fabiana was being held. After fighting his way to the pad where Fabiana was being held by ruthless leader Serrano, he attempted to save her and both her sister Giovanna and brother-in-law, Marcelo. Unfortunately, Fabiana was quickly executed by Serrano out of anger, but before the other three could be killed, the Unidade de Forças Especiais (UFE) suddenly attacked the area, raiding the local homes and kidnapping residents. Max, Giovanna, and Marcelo were forced to flee, but while Max tried to pursue and save Giovanna and Marcelo whilst being forced to kill the attacking UFE, he witnessed the UFE making a deal with the Crachá Preto for the kidnapped victims. Soon after, Max soon found Marcelo and Giovanna being held by right-hand man, Milo Rego. Although he failed to stop Rego from ordering one of his men to necklace (burn in a petrol covered tire) Marcelo alive, Max killed Rego and saved Giovanna. After spending a few hours laying down in the gutter, the two escaped Nova Esperança.
=== 2028 ===
Sixteen years after the UFE incident, Nova Esperança remains the same, but some buildings were restored. Ironically, another former NYPD officer, later vigilante Calvin Rook, went into Nova Esperança to investigate gang activity. He soon engaged in gun battle against the local gangs, same as Max Payne a decade and a half ago. Rook eventually left Nova Esperança.
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