The follow-up to a critically acclaimed film, City of God: The Fight Rages On is an essential TV show under the HBO banner ...

Details: 2002, Rest of the world, Cert 18, 129 mins Direction: Fernando Meirelles Summary: Rocket is a poor black kid who lives in the notorious Cidade de Deus housing project in Rio de Janeiro.

“City of God” is a harrowing depiction of the rise of organized crime and gang violence in the Cidade de Deus favela, or slum, of Rio de Janeiro. Released in 2002, the Brazilian film earned four ...

Now City of God, Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s 2002 crime epic set in the Rio De Janeiro slum – or favela – Cidade de Deus, gets the HBO treatment with a six-part TV series that honours the ...

Cidade de Deus is a hoiusing project built in the 1960' that, in the early 80's became one of the most dangerous place in Rio de Janeiro. Fusée is too scared and too sensible to become a criminal, but ...

Cidade De Deus: A housing project by the Brazilian government to provide shelter for the homeless. No running water, no electricity. Gangs make the streets unsafe. Two boys, Buscapé and Dadinho, grow ...