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2. Cidade de Deus, Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia

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   The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs. It is used as backdrop in the 2002 film City of God. In 2009, it was occupied by a Pacifying Police Unit.

3. City of God (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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   City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 2002 Brazilian epic crime film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. The screenplay, written by Bráulio Mantovani , is adapted from the 1997 novel by Paulo Lins , though the plot is also loosely based on real events.

4. City of God (Lins novel) - Wikipedia

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   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. [1] It is the only novel by Lins that has been published. It took Lins 8 years to complete the book.

5. ‘City of God’ Rerelease to Kick Off From Middle East, Where ...

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   A planned international rerelease of Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles’ “City of God” will kick off from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), marking the 2002 cult crime drama’s ...

6. Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia

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   The city of Rio de Janeiro was successively the capital of the Portuguese colony of the State of Brazil (1621–1815), after the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves (1815–1822), the Empire of Brazil (1822–1889) and from the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1889–1968) until 1960, when the seat of government was ...

7. List of films set in Rio de Janeiro - Wikipedia

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   Charlie Chan in Rio (1941) City of God (2002) City of Men (2007) D. Double Trouble (1984) Dhoom 2 (2006) E. Elite Squad (2007) ... List of films set in Rio de Janeiro.

8. Deftones, System of a Down, Lamb of God and more to hit ... - AOL

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   ABOUT ROCK IN RIO: The major music festival kicked off for the first time in 1985 and since then it's become the biggest music festival in the world with concerts in Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon, Las ...

9. Paulo Lins - Wikipedia

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   Paulo Lins (born January 11, 1958, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian author.. Lins grew up in Rio de Janeiro, and moved to the City of God favela at the age of seven. His parents came from the impoverished northeastern region of Brazil.