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  • The word Nemĕsis is of Greek origin, nor was there any Latin word that expressed it, therefore the Latin poets usually styled this goddess Rhamnusia, from a famous statue of Nemĕsis at Rhamnus in Attica.

    Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) Charles K. Dillaway

  • The suspect, Antônio Bonfim Lopes, 35, is known as Nem and is renowned here for extravagant tastes that include Armani suits and renting a helicopter for his wife to tour Rio from the sky.

    NYT > Global Home By SIMON ROMERO 2011

  • They scored an early success on Thursday when they arrested Antonio Francisco Bonfim Lopes - widely known as "Nem" - as he tried to escape Rocinha in the boot of a car.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Associated Press Antonio Bonfim Lopes, alias "Nem," center, is escorted handcuffed by police at the federal police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday.

    Brazil's Strike on Drug Gangs in Slums Yields Top Rio Boss John Lyons 2011

  • Police last week said Antônio Bonfim Lopes, the drug lord known as Nem who was arrested in the runup to the incursion, ran an organization with sales of as much as $57 million each year.

    Brazilian Police Occupy Lawless Rio Slum Paulo Prada 2011

  • I searched the Chowhound boards and learned about a place in Alhambra called Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa, not to be confused with Nem Nuong Ninh Hoa in Rosemead.

    Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa, Alhambra - Pho Gone Wild e d b m 2007

  • Antonio Bonfim Lopes, known as "Nem," tried to flee the Rocinha slum in the trunk of a car, which was stopped at a police checkpoint just outside the shantytown, said Victor Poubel, a federal police inspector.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • The effort paid off Thursday, when police captured Antonio Bonfim Lopes, known as "Nem," who was the most-wanted drug trafficker in Rio.

    USATODAY.com News 2011

  • The effort paid off Thursday, when police captured Antonio Bonfim Lopes, known as "Nem," who was the most-wanted drug trafficker in Rio.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Antonio Bonfim Lopes, known as "Nem," tried to flee the Rocinha slum in the trunk of a car, which was stopped at a police checkpoint just outside the shantytown, said Victor Poubel, a federal police inspector.

    SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Juliana Barbassa 2011

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