Changes: Almeida crime family

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A Cuban based family founded by Armando Almeida, Armando is eldest brother of Esteban Almeida and first don of Almeida crime family and general of Cuban Army, and ally to the rebel cause, the Almeidas became prominent after Esteban Almeida helped Fidel Castro and his rebellion get into power. He achieved an agreement which allowed him to gain a monopoly on organised crime and made his family rising in power thanks to his share in the adult entertainment venue Corazon de Oro, which was frequently visited by American VIPs, with the condition that the family would not become involved in political affairs and has a political immunity about his illegal activities. They later became involved with Hyman Roth, who had been looking for a foothold back into Cuba since the downfall of President Batista. Their family color is lime green.

In 1959, Almeida began a war against the Corleones after Dominic unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Castro . However, they were ultimately defeated and wiped out by the Corleone family, who took their massive fortress compound in Cuba as a reward.

Members

Don - Esteban Almeida
Underboss - Payo Saavedra, Ramon Valiente
Consigliere - Angel de la Paz, Ramon Almeida
Caporegime - Juan Mazon, Raul Limonta, Jaime Fesser
Soldati - Pablo Benitez de Lugo, Baltasar Barreto, Alejandro Almeida

Behind the scenes

The Almeida crime family is only seen in the second video game.

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 |criminal activities = Racketeering, arms smuggling, chop shops, extortion, prostitution|allies = [[Fidel Castro's rebellion]], [[Roth syndicate]]
 |rivals = [[Trapani crime family|Trapani]], [[Corleone crime family|Corleone]], [[Granados crime family|Granados]] crime families}}
-A Cuban based family founded by [[Armando Almeida]], Armando is eldest brother of [[Esteban Almeida]] and first [[don]] of Almeida crime family, and ally to the rebel cause, the Almeidas became prominent after [[Esteban Almeida]] helped [[Fidel Castro]] and [[Fidel Castro's rebellion|his rebellion]] get into power. He achieved an agreement which allowed him to gain a monopoly on organised crime and made his family rising in power thanks to his share in the adult entertainment venue [[Corazon de Oro]], which was frequently visited by American VIPs, with the condition that the family would not become involved in political affairs and has a political immunity about his illegal activities. They later became involved with [[Hyman Roth]], who had been looking for a foothold back into [[Cuba]] since the downfall of [[President]][[Fulgencio Batista| Batista]]. Their family color is lime green.
+A Cuban based family founded by [[Armando Almeida]], Armando is eldest brother of [[Esteban Almeida]] and first [[don]] of Almeida crime family and general of [[Cuba|Cuban Army]], and ally to the rebel cause, the Almeidas became prominent after [[Esteban Almeida]] helped [[Fidel Castro]] and [[Fidel Castro's rebellion|his rebellion]] get into power. He achieved an agreement which allowed him to gain a monopoly on organised crime and made his family rising in power thanks to his share in the adult entertainment venue [[Corazon de Oro]], which was frequently visited by American VIPs, with the condition that the family would not become involved in political affairs and has a political immunity about his illegal activities. They later became involved with [[Hyman Roth]], who had been looking for a foothold back into [[Cuba]] since the downfall of [[President]][[Fulgencio Batista| Batista]]. Their family color is lime green.
 In 1959, Almeida began a war against the [[Corleone crime family|Corleones]] after Dominic unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Castro . However, they were ultimately defeated and wiped out by the Corleone family, who took [[Almeida Compound|their massive fortress&nbsp;compound]] in Cuba as a reward.[[File:Almeidaheadshot.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Don Esteban Almeida]]