Cidade de Deus | |
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Neighborhood | |
  Cidade de Deus Location in Rio de Janeiro  Cidade de Deus Cidade de Deus (Brazil) | |
| Coordinates: 22°56′53″S 43°21′47″W / 22.94806°S 43.36306°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Municipality/city | Rio de Janeiro |
| Zone | West Zone |
The Cidade de Deus (Portuguese pronunciation: [siˈdadʒi dʒi ˈdewʃ], City of God) is a West Zone neighborhood of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is also known as CDD among its inhabitants.
The neighborhood was founded in 1960, planned and executed by the government of Guanabara State as part of the policy to systematically remove slums (favelas) from the center of Rio de Janeiro and resettle their inhabitants in the suburbs.
It is used as backdrop in the 2002 film City of God. In 2009, it was occupied by a Pacifying Police Unit.
