''Estação Carandiru'' ("Carandiru Station") is a 1999 novel-memoir by Brazilian physician and

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specialist

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. The story is based on Varella's time as a physician volunteering at Carandiru Penitentiary in

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from 1989 up to the 1992 massacre which left 111 inmates dead, but is made up of fictionalized incidents and characters. With more than 500,000 copies sold, ''Estação Carandiru'' is one of the all-time best-sellers in Brazil and was adapted into the 2003 film '' Carandiru'' directed by

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. Varella is portrayed by

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in the film. The book won the Brazilian literary award

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in 2000. The book, first in a trilogy, was followed by ''Carcereiros'' ("Jailers") in 2012 which chronicles prison life based on testimony of prison officials. ''Prisioneiras'' (" emalePrisoners"), about the women's prison in São Paulo, will end the trilogy.

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1999 novels Brazilian crime novels Portuguese-language novels Brazilian novels adapted into films Carandiru Penitentiary Books about imprisonment {{Brazil-lit-stub