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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. The novel was hailed by critics as one ...
The novel was filmed by Fernando Meirelles (director of The Constant Gardener and Blindness) in 2002 under the same title City of God, with most of the cast from real-life favelas and in some cases, from Cidade de Deus itself. After filming, the producers set up help groups promising to help those involved to build more promising futures.
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.
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The book presents human history as a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City (often colloquially referred to as the City of Man, and mentioned once on page 644, chapter 1 of book 15) and the City of God, a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter. The City of God is marked by people who forgo earthly pleasure to ...
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City of God (Holland novel), a 1979 historical novel by Cecelia Holland; City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus), a 1997 novel by Paulo Lins set in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood Cidade de Deus; City of God, a 2000 novel by E. L. Doctorow; Mystical City of God, a 17th-century book by María de Ágreda
City of God: The Fight Rages On (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus: A Luta Não Para) is a Brazilian crime drama television series that premiered on Max on August 25, 2024. [1] The series serves as a follow-up to the 2002 film City of God, adapted by Bráulio Mantovani from the novel by Paulo Lins and directed by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles.