Misha Glenny
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
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,...