The setting of the film was located in Rio de Janeria, Brazil and spanned over 3 decades. During the 3 decade span, the film showed the juxtaposition between the life's of the wealthy individuals versus the poor individuals. To make matters worse, the slums were located on a mountain were they would see the wealthy people having fun which is the motive to rob the rich people. Another historical context was the movie was based on a true story and not made up. Finally, the director hand selected 100 individuals from Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro to make the movie as authetic as possible to represent the culture in Cidade de
The setting of the film was located in Rio de Janeria, Brazil and spanned over 3 decades. During the 3 decade span, the film showed the juxtaposition between the life's of the wealthy individuals versus the poor individuals. To make matters worse, the slums were located on a mountain were they would see the wealthy people having fun which is the motive to rob the rich people. Another historical context was the movie was based on a true story and not made up. Finally, the director hand selected 100 individuals from Cidade de Deus in Rio de Janeiro to make the movie as authetic as possible to represent the culture in Cidade de