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City of God

2002 · 2h 9m · R · Crime, Drama

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In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

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City of God: The Fight Rages On

2024 · 2 seasons · TV-MA · Crime, Drama

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Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.

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Sintonia

2019 · 5 seasons · TV-MA · Crime, Drama

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Told through three different characters' perspectives, the story of Sintonia explores the interconnection of the music, drug traffic, and religion in São Paulo. In the quest to be somebody, many paths will converge.

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The Violin Teacher

2015 · 1h 37m · Drama, Music

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After failing to be admitted into the OSESP Orchestra, a talented violinist is forced to give music classes to teenagers in a public school. He soon finds his world transformed by the power of music and friendships formed with his pupils.

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White House

2025 · 1h 36m · Comedy, Drama

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Dé, Adrianim and Martins are three black teenagers from Chatuba, Rio de Janeiro. When Dé receives the news that Almerinda, his grandmother, is in the terminal phase of Alzheimer's disease, he decides to enjoy the last days of her life together with his two best friends.

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How Angels are Born

1996 · 1h 28m · Crime, Drama

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Two children flee together with a grown up from a slum in Rio because this man had problems with the local drug lord. They end up in the house where a rich American citizen lives with his daughter.

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I Love Paraisópolis

2015 · 1 seasons · Drama, Soap

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Impure

2018 · 6 seasons · TV-MA · Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

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Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention of Morello, a federal police officer with a self-destructive behavior who sees in Evandro a worthy enemy. Two strategists that share the love for danger. The hunt down begins.