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Known in English as City of God, Cidade de Deus is the eponymous name of a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives of petty crime during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in the favela where Lins grew up. An English translation by Alison Entrekin was published in 2006.
União dos Palmares is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 65,790 (2020) [ 1 ] and its area is 428 km². [ 2 ] Surrounding agricultural land is largely dedicated to sugar cane and cattle. [ 3 ]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, City of Men currently has an approval rating of 74% and an average score of 6.7 out of 10, based on 82 critic reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Brutal and unflinching, City of Men is both a harrowing look at Brazil's favela life, and a touching tale of youths rushed into adulthood."