Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio's Biggest Slum

Ant nio Francisco Bonfim Lopes was a hardworking young father before he became the king of Rocinha, the largest slum in Rio; the head of a drug cartel; and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal, known as "Nem."

Nemesis is the riveting account of Nem's ruthless ascent, his sway over its anarchic outlaw culture, and ultimately--his downfall. Struggling to come up with funds to pay for the hospital bills necessary to save a sick baby's life, a twenty-four-year-old Nem is forced to take a loan from a local mafioso, a decision that plunges him into the heart of Rio's criminal underworld. Over the next sixteen years, as he grows in stature, Nem will try to bring welfare and justice to a playground of gang culture and destitution.

Drawn from years of in-person interviews and told with humanity and warmth--Nemesis is an unflinching, dramatic investigation into the rise of a crime lord in Rio and the menacing conditions of life inside the favela.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02/21/2017
ISBN: 9780345806833
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181147 / Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
Reading Level: 8.8 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 17