Li'l Zé

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Li'l Zé is a ruthless, power-hungry gang leader who rises to dominate the violent criminal underworld in the Brazilian film "City of God."

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Li'l Zé canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
gang leader
adaptedForScreenBy Bráulio Mantovani
adaptedFrom Cidade de Deus (novel)
linked to: City of God (novel)
ageDepictedAs child (early in film)
teenager
young adult
appearsIn Cidade de Deus
linked to: City of God

City of God
appearsInWorkCoDirectedBy Kátia Lund
appearsInWorkDirectedBy Fernando Meirelles
basedOn Dadinho (character in the novel Cidade de Deus)
characterInFilmGenre crime film
drama film
conflictsWith Knockout Ned
Rocket
countryOfOrigin Brazil
createdBy Paulo Lins
diesIn City of God (film)
linked to: City of God
fictionalUniverse City of God universe
linked to: City of God
firstAppearance Cidade de Deus (novel, 1997)
firstFilmAppearance City of God (2002 film)
linked to: City of God
genreContext Brazilian crime cinema
involvedIn armed robbery
drug trafficking
murder
killedBy Runts (Caixa Baixa gang of kids)
languageOfWork Portuguese
leadsOrganization Li'l Zé's gang
moralAlignment villain
narrativeFunction embodiment of urban violence
nationality Brazilian (fictional)
notableFor extreme brutality in Brazilian cinema
rise to power in City of God favela
notableTrait power-hungry
ruthless
sadistic
violent
occupation drug dealer
gang leader
operatesIn Cidade de Deus favela
otherName Dadinho
Zé Pequeno
portrayedBy Douglas Silva
Leandro Firmino
portrayedIn 2002 film City of God
linked to: City of God
roleInStory primary antagonist
setting Rio de Janeiro favelas

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City of God mainCharacter Li'l Zé
Rocket acquaintanceOf Li'l Zé
Knockout Ned conflictWith Li'l Zé