▁children ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁Da ▁Silva ▁became ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁figure ▁after ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release ▁and ▁found ▁it ▁hard ▁to ▁separate ▁himself ▁from ▁his ▁dep iction ▁as ▁the ▁street ▁ass ail ant ▁P ix ote . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁da ▁Silva ▁was ▁fat ally ▁wounded ▁in ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁shoot out ▁with ▁police . ▁Police ▁reports ▁claim ▁that ▁da ▁Silva ▁was ▁resist ing ▁arrest , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁conflic ting ▁reports ▁from ▁e y ew it ness es ▁who ▁claim ▁da ▁Silva ▁was ▁un ar med . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁São ▁Paulo , ▁da ▁Silva ▁was ▁the ▁sixth ▁of ▁ten ▁children . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old ▁his ▁father , ▁João ▁Al ves , ▁died , ▁leaving ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁single ▁mother , ▁Jose fa ▁Car val ho ▁da ▁Silva , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁sib lings . ▁They ▁lived ▁a ▁poor ▁city ▁called ▁Dia de ma ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁P ix ote ▁states , ▁his ▁up br ing ing ▁was ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁he ▁would ▁become ▁famous ▁for ▁playing . ▁His ▁mother ▁received ▁a ▁p ension ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁$ 1 0 ▁a ▁month . ▁The ▁family ▁sold ▁lot tery ▁tick ets ▁to ▁generate ▁a ▁liv able ▁income . ▁ ▁After ▁att ending ▁grade ▁school ▁briefly , ▁he ▁soon ▁joined ▁a ▁the