Curiosidades

Included among the 1,001 Movies You Must See (Before You Die) (2014), edited by Steven Schneider.

Director José Padilha and writer Cidade de Deus (2002) later collaborated in Tropa de Elite (2007) and Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010). Former BOPE captain Rodrigo Pimentel, author of the story that inspired both films, is interviewed in this documentary.

Writer Bráulio Mantovani later wrote the feature film Última Parada 174 (2008), which covers the same topic.

Many media outlets compared the documentary with Cidade de Deus (2002). Bráulio Mantovani wrote both projects.