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Paulo Lins


Born
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 11, 1958

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Crime, Contemporary


Paulo Lins é um escritor brasileiro que ganhou fama com a publicação, em 1997, do livro "Cidade de Deus", sobre a vida nas favelas do Rio de Janeiro, escrito enquanto assistente de um estudo sociológico.
Morador da favela carioca Cidade de Deus, começou como poeta nos anos 1980 como integrante do grupo Cooperativa de Poetas, por onde publicou seu primeiro livro de poesia, "Sobre o Sol" (UFRJ, 1986). Graduado no curso de Letras, foi contemplado - em 1995 - com a Bolsa Vitae de Literatura.
Em 2002, o diretor Fernando Meirelles produziu o filme "Cidade de Deus", com base no livro, que recebeu quatro indicações ao Oscar 2004 (melhor diretor, melhor fotografia, melhor montagem e melhor roteiro adaptado) e foi indicado para o Globo de Ouro de melho ...more

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“But can one actually see beauty with eyes blurred by the lack of almost everything a human being needs?”
― Paulo Lins, City of God
tags: city-of-god, clarity, hellraiser, inspiration
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“Words are born in thought, leaving lips, they acquire soul in the ears, yet sometimes this auditory magic does not make it as far as the mouth because it is swallowed dry.”
― Paulo Lins, City of God
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“Matar, matar, matar... Verbo transitivo exigindo objeto direto ensanguentado.”
― Paulo Lins, City of God
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