Men

Men in City Of God such as Lil Ze and Carrot are represented as powerful and more unhinged characters, who are socially higher in status than the rest of the cast because of their jobs and the power they have because of it. Other men, such as Knock-out Ned and Rocket are represented as characters who instead of being evil throughout, become evil because of their survival tactics and so they are forced to become involved through revenge and survival rather than self-willing.

Women

The women in City Of God are treated disrespectfully by men, primarily by the bad characters rather than the nicer characters such as Rocket. Rocket treats women with respect, shown through his love for Angelica. Though this showcases others characters violence towards the women like Angelica in the film, like when Benny gets shot and Lil Ze shouts and blames Angelica (Benny’s girlfriend). Towards the end, the newspaper editor that Rocket sleeps with, uses her power from her job in order to use Rocket for his photographs of the slums, which no one else had managed to capture.