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    Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
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    Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio
    Audiobook9 hours

    Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio

    Written by Misha Glenny

    Narrated by Zach Villa

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    About this audiobook

    Nemesis is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel, and perhaps Brazil's most wanted criminal. It's a gripping tale of gold hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, quixotic politicians and drug lords with math degrees.

    Traversing through rain forests and high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, this is also the story of how change came to Brazil. Of a country's journey into the global spotlight and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio, as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs, and poverty.

    ©2016 Glenny Misha (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateFeb 9, 2016
    ISBN9781520000312
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    • 4/5
      Nem ends up as Don of the Rocinha favela in Rio. In Misha Glenny's telling, Nem is more of a businessman than a criminal, and a provider of peace and prosperity, at least compared to other Dons. But several types of police, other gangs, and other dangers are always present in this corrupt world.
    • 3/5
      Stephanie Nolen's review of this book was a bit harsh, but I have to agree that it is somewhat disjointed and hard to make sense of who all the players are. I also read the reviews in The Telegraph and The Guardian, which are generally favourable or at least neutral. Having spent some time in Ipanema, Leblon and Copacabana, in hindsight, it is scary how close this all is to every day life.
    • 5/5
      Thank god for Book Depository.A fantastic introduction to life in the slums of Rio, and who controlled them. The story takes place inside the Rochina favela, in Rio, and the Don who ran it. The Don being a major drug dealer, with a baby face known as Nem. The story gives you a god introduction to the life, poverty, and corruption in Rio at all levels of the government. This was a very good book.