Patricia Melo often depicted in his works the violence without his country, Brazil today, with "Hell" it gives us a frightening image and both very realistic of a favela on Rio heights. For the reach of his hero, José Luis says "little king" and his family, we see the need for recognition and the rise of a young Brazilian in the spheres banditry, and merchant of the murders. Here the daily life of the inhabitants of this city, faced with the banality of murder, prostitution and drugs, the incessant wars of gangs or armed attacks by the government, but also their dreams also with television and evasion serials with rose water or in their faith and belief in divine protection. An excellent novel far from the clichés, palm trees and white sand beaches, poignant and tragic at once that caters to all those who are interested in what happens outside their borders, a work in the style naturalist, without embellishments and highly informative.