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Series · 9 connectionsInspired by the 1993 Candelária massacre in Rio de Janeiro, four homeless youths—Douglas, Sete, Jesus and Pipoca—navigate street life, dreams, and survival, blending their stories with dreamlike sequences in the 36 hours before the massacre unfolds.
Created byLuis Lomenha
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2023 · 42 min · Drama
When a fire kills 242 people in a nightclub, all that the victims' parents can do is mourn... and fight for justice.
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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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Twenty years after City of God, Buscapé recounts how conflicts between police, traffickers, and militias impacted the community.
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2010: Just as the Brazilian government launch a military-assisted siege on one of Rio de Janeiro’s most notorious and criminally-controlled favelas, the identities of four undercover policemen operating in the slum are accidentally leaked. As violence mounts, the favela’s ruthless boss, orders his men to hunt them down.
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In this romantic comedy, life links together the fate of three completely different women, after witnessing the murder of a judge during a hurricane in Cancun. To stay safe, Kyra, Alexia and Luna have to give up their lives and start over with new identities on a witness protection program. Packed with romance and new experiences, the struggle for survival will make them question their dreams and loves they had until that point.
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2025 · Crime · Drama · Mystery · Soap
Two families, two terrible injustices, and one common plan for revenge. A daughter who loses her mother is wrongly imprisoned and murdered in prison. A mother who loses her daughter is the victim of medical malpractice. Both join forces to take revenge on those who destroyed their families.
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2023 · Documentary
A report of child sexual abuse in São Paulo leads to a "lynching" of innocent people, fueled by media sensationalism and errors in police investigations.
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2025 · 45 min · Comedy · Drama · Soap
Candinho and his faithful companion, Policarpo, are back for new adventures in the big city. However, the disappearance of his son brings new suffering to him, who continues to believe that "everything bad that happens in life is for the better!".
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2019 · Crime
The series develops around cases of homicides that occurred during the summer, at the time of the economic and social crisis that affected Portugal.
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