Title: Cidade de Deus
Description: Follows three boys from one of the most brutal, violent, and corrupt slums in Rio de Janeiro from the 1970s to the 1990s, a period when the only spark of hope comes from the story of a boy who wants to be a photographer.
Subjects: Drama, Squatter settlements, Gangs, Young men, Urban poor, Violence, Film adaptations, Politics and government, United States, Politicians, Friends and associates, Legislators, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Anecdotes, United States. Congress. House, Childhood and youth, Biography
Places: Brazil, Cidade de Deus (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Rio de Janeiro
People: Paulo Lins (1958-)