José Eduardo Barreto Conceição (1957-1985), better known by the nickname Zé Pequeno (and formerly as Dadinho), was a Brazilian drug trafficker. He was a major criminal figure in the Cidade de Deus

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during the 1970s and 1980s. He rose to posthumous fame, thanks to the success of the 2002 Brazilian film '' City of God'', in which he was played by

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(as an adult) and

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(as a child). Starting out as a petty thief, Ze Pequeno became notorious in the favela for his cruel methods. He had a longstanding rivalry with Mane Galinha, and was eventually killed by the Valzinho gang.https://web.archive.org/web/20080331013218/http://www.vivafavela.com.br/publique/cgi/public/cgilua.exe/web/templates/htm/principal/view_0002.htm

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