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Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio's Biggest Slum
Contributor(s): Glenny, Misha (Author)
ISBN: 0345806832     ISBN-13: 9780345806833
Publisher: Vintage
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2015027769
Lexile Measure: 1150
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.75 lbs) 336 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 181147
Reading Level: 8.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 17.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.