The innocence of working-class Brazilian children is lost in the two films, City of God directed by Fernando Meirelles, and in Pixote directed by Hector Bebenco . In both films, the loss of innocence comes from a lack of authoritarian power and, above all, a lack of family structure. This lack of innocence stems from the lower class socio-economic status into which young people are born. Children and adolescents are capable of gaining astonishing power when confronted with the violent lifestyle of the streets. While both films comment on the different causes and effects of Brazilian street culture, both films clearly show how lack of authority and lack of structure lead to the disappearance and death of many young street children. In this essay I will analyze and compare the two films commenting on the similarities in the causes and effects of street children in Brazilian society. In City of God, Rocket stands on the fence, balancing equal parts between the gang lifestyle and his escape. In Pixote, Pixote is forced into the gang lifestyle due to societal constraints and authoritative figures who limit choices. In this essay, I will explain how the societal norms and ideas inflicted on children shape the future of typical Brazilian culture of adolescents and slum/favela children. The idea that, from the moment they are born, these children will become products of the favela, which leads to the transgression of young people. Lack of structure leads to violence. Rocket in the City of God is a young character from the slums of Rio who tries to separate himself from gang banging. typical of the slums, he achieves this by trying to make a living as a photographer. Although the temptations of the slum are great, Rock... middle of paper ...... the violence initially started as revenge since Lil Ze raped Ned's girlfriend. This violence escalated and Carrot took advantage of Ned's lack of protection and brought him into his gang as a weapon against Lil Ze. In this section of the film, war breaks out between the two gangs, putting everyone in danger, calling on children as soldiers to fight alongside them. Violence becomes the key to power seeking revenge. This chapter focuses on eugenics, transforming innocent youth and creating a breeding ground for gang violence. In Pixote, the kids are naturally forced to become violent when the cops start killing the kids and blaming them for unsolved murders. “The police themselves regularly murder street youth and round up offenders from reform schools, force them out of their confessions and lock them up in solitary confinement in order to put an end to unsolved crimes. » (Epstein 380).