Bibliograph

Nemesis, one man and the battle for Rio, Misha Glenny

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Nemesis, one man and the battle for Rio, Misha Glenny

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nemesis

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

915309901

Responsibility statement

Misha Glenny

Sub title

one man and the battle for Rio

Summary

"How did Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes, a hardworking young father, become the king of Rocinha, the largest slum in Rio; the head of a drug cartel; and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal, known to all as "Nem"? Nemesis is the riveting account of his ruthless ascent in Rio's terrifying underworld, his sway over its anarchic outlaw culture, and his accidental fall. Nem tried to bring welfare and justice to a playground of gang culture and destitution, but he quickly found himself embroiled in a world of gold hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police officers and rich-kid addicts, quixotic politicians and drug lords with math degrees. Spanning rainforests and high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, Nemesis chronicles Brazil's journey into the global spotlight--and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs and poverty. Nem is held at the center of it all, locked in a fight for his country's future."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The.arrest I, 9-10 November 2011 -- I: Protagonist. Eduarda, December 1999-June 2000 ; Favela, 1960-1976 ; Cocaine, 1979-1989 ; Bodies, 1980-1987 ; Moral collapse, 1989-1999 ; Up the hill, June 2000 -- II: Hubris. Massacre, 1993 ; Orlando Jogador, 1994 ; Lulu's law, 1999-2004 ; Fracture, 2001-2004 ; The passion of Rocinha, April 2004 ; The ballad of the thin man, April 2004 ; The king is dead, 2004 ; Bem-te-vi, 2004-2005 -- III: Nemesis. The great change, 1994-2004 ; A helping hand, 2006--2007 ; Taking care of business, 2004-2007 ; We're not alone, 2007 ; Boom time, 2007 ; Nem's bride, 2004-2006 ; Nemesis, 1997-2009 ; The battle for Rio, 2006-2008 ; Rocinha's golden age, 2007-2009 ; Politics, 2008-2010 ; The Hotel Intercontinental, august 2010 -- IV: Catharsis. First contact, September 2010 ; The taking of Alemão, November 2010 ; Confessions, January-April 2011 ; Luana and Andressa : 9 May 2011 ; The arrest II : 3-9 November 2011

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