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City of Men

Season 1 2002

  • 2002-10-16T01:00:00Z on Rede Globo
  • 30m
  • 2h (4 episodes)
  • Brazil
  • Portuguese
  • Drama
The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-10-16T01:00:00Z

1x01 A Coroa do Imperador

Series Premiere

1x01 A Coroa do Imperador

  • 2002-10-16T01:00:00Z30m

Laranjinha and Acerola have the opportunity to go on a field trip with their history class. The only catch is that they need to come up with $6.50 for the trip. Soon the boys are hatching a dangerous plot to come up with the money.

2002-10-17T01:00:00Z

1x02 O Cunhado do Cara

1x02 O Cunhado do Cara

  • 2002-10-17T01:00:00Z30m

Acerola's sister begins to have a relationship with the local drug dealer and that's when he finds that more and more people respect him. However, problems in the relationship cause things to take a bad turn.

2002-10-18T01:00:00Z

1x03 Correio

1x03 Correio

  • 2002-10-18T01:00:00Z30m

Laranjinha and Acerola start work as mailmen, as they are told to by the local drug barons.

Season Finale

2002-10-19T01:00:00Z

1x04 Uólace e João Vitor

Season Finale

1x04 Uólace e João Vitor

  • 2002-10-19T01:00:00Z30m

Laranjinha is poor and about to starve while João Vitor is a middle-class kid living in an apartment in front of Laranjinha's favela. This episode shows the similarity between the two boys.

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