In the beginning...the1960s

Cidade de Deus is one of the most disadvantaged communities in Rio de Janeiro. It was built in the 1960s to provide a new start for people living in 23 of the city's slums. Government policy sought to remove the poor from Today, about 100,000 people live here: the great majority without access to basic services and rights. Prejudice against the neighbourhood and its inhabitants is great making it even harder for people to secure jobs. The young and women suffer most.