the relevance of reidy's work to using urban planning and construction to address modern housing issues in developing countries such as the growth of favelas, and the divide between the rich and poor, the black and white, is examined.

winning numerous film festival awards, more information on reidy, a construcão da utopia can be found  on this page.

Ônibus 174 (bus 174) (2002), the debut film of josé padilha, documents the story of sandro do nascimento a homeless young man who attempted to rob a rio de janeiro commuter bus in the city's middle-class jardim botânico neighborhood on june 12th 2000 in broad daylight.

when things didn't go according to plan, armed with a pistol the 21 year old man took the bus passengers hostage and threatened to shoot.