Rafaela Silva

Bruno Rafael and Sergio Leal are making a documentary about their home neighborhood, Cidade de Deus, or City of God, in western Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Gold medal winner is just one hero in Rio’s tough City of God

August 11, 2016Culture

With local judo champ Rafaela Silva winning Brazil its first gold medal of Summer Games, the Cidade de Deus community is showing the world it’s about way more than just the crime and poverty depicted in a famous — and violent — 2002 movie.With local judo champ Rafaela Silva winning Brazil its first gold medal of Summer Games, the Cidade de Deus community is showing the world it’s about way more than just the crime and poverty depicted in a famous — and violent — 2002 movie.