Capitão Nascimento arrives home in a nervous mood. His first child is due any day. But that is not the only thing on his mind. He worries about the favelas in Rio de Janeiro. His mind is breaking.

“Elite Squad” is director Jose Padilha‘s debut fiction film, though it is not the first time he has tackled the subject of violence in Rio de Janeiro; his tragic documentary “Bus 174” turned heads on ...

Armed men run through a favela in a scene from Tropa de Elite 2 As 2010 draws to a close, Brazilian cinema is reflecting on a success story that has broken a 34-year old box office record. Since 1976, ...