"I want to make a complaint against my parents. I'd want adults to listen to me. I want adults who can't raise kids not to have any. What will I remember? Violence, insults or beatings, hit with chains, pipes, or a belt? The kindest words I heard were get out son of a whore! Bug off, piece of garbage! Life is a pile of shit. Not worth more than my shoe. I live in hell here. I burn like rotting meat. Life is a bitch.I thought we'd become good people, loved by all. But God doesn't want that for us. He'd rather we be washrags for others. The child you're carrying will be like I am."

"Life is the biggest injustice."

"[to his mother] Your words pierce my heart. I no longer want to see you. You're heartless."

"15 miles from paradise...one man will do anything to tell the world everything."

"Drugs, Guns, Music, Love. Real G's."

"If you run it will get you. If you stay it will eat you."

"Alexandre Rodrigues — Rocket (Buscapé)"

"Leandro Firmino — Li'l Zé (Zé Pequeno)"

"Jonathan Haagensen — Shaggy (Cabeleira)"

"Roberta Rodrigues — Berenice"

"Matheus Nachtergaele — Carrot (Sandro Cenoura)"

"Darlan Cunha — Steak with Fries (Filé-com-Fritas)"

"You need more than guns to be a good gangster, you need ideas."

"What should have been swift revenge turned into an all out war. The City of God was divided. You couldn't go from one section to the other, not even to visit a relative. The cops considered anyone living in the slum a hoodlum. People got used to living in Vietnam, and more and more volunteers signed up to die."

"Where do you want to take the shot? In the hand or in the foot?"

"The fuck I'm Li'l Dice! My fucking name is Li'l Zé now!"

"Little Richard – Orvis Goodnight"

"Evan Richards – Max Whiteman"

"Tracy Nelson – Jenny Whiteman"

"Mino Argento – Paintings"

"Nick Nolte – Jerry Baskin"

"Richard Dreyfuss – David "Dave" Whiteman"

"Bette Midler – Barbara Whiteman"

"Elizabeth Peña – Carmen the Maid"