| City of God | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Paulo Lins |
| Original title | Cidade de Deus |
| Translator | Alison Entrekin |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Genre(s) | Crime fiction |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication date | 1997 |
| Published in English |
1 May 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 496 pages |
| ISBN | 0747576807 |
| OCLC Number | 63399081 |
City of God (Portuguese: Cidade de Deus) is a 1997 semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Lins, about three young men and their lives in Cidade de Deus, a favela in Western Rio de Janeiro where Lins grew up.
It was made into a feature film of the same name in 2002, which went on to be nominated for four Oscars. An English translation of the book was published in 2006.