• 2002
  • 30m
City of Men

Summary A realistic yet humorous look at the lives of Laranjinha and Acerola, two friends who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum. View more details

  • 2002
  • 30m

City of Men

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Darlan Cunha Douglas Silva Roberta Rodrigues Camila Monteiro

All cast & crew

8.2

Details

Genres : Comedy Crime Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 2002

Countries of origin : Brazil

Official sites : Official site

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Production companies : O2 Filmes Rede Globo de Televisão Central Globo de Produção

Summary A realistic yet humorous look at the lives of Laranjinha and Acerola, two friends who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Crime Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 2002

Countries of origin : Brazil

Official sites : Official site

Language : Portuguese

Filming locations : Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Production companies : O2 Filmes Rede Globo de Televisão Central Globo de Produção

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 14, 2002
A Coroa do Imperador
At school the children of the favela are told how the Portuguese crown was brought to Brazil, when Napoleon attacked Portugal. Acerola conceives Napoleon as something equivalent to the local gang-leader BB in his fights with other criminal gangs in the favela. Soon the schoolboys Acerola and Laranjinha get stuck in the middle of one of these fights.
Episode 2 • Oct 15, 2002
O Cunhado do Cara
The gang-leader Deco falls in love with Acerola's sister Mirka. Because of this the social status of Acerola is changed in a twinkling. The young boy uses his new power to domineer and humiliate his former tormentors. When the love story between Mirka and Deco cracks, Acerola loses his protection and is in big trouble.
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2002
Correio
The postman cannot deliver the post in the favela, because the streets have no names and the houses no numbers. The ruling gangsters order Acerola to invent names for all the streets and put up signboards in all corners. But when the police gets hold of Acerola's handwritten map, the gangsters are in great danger.
Episode 4 • Oct 17, 2002
Uólace e João Victor
Laranjinha, whose birth name is Uólace, is living on the streets while João Victor lives in a high-rise. As their paths cross, both teens worry about their own futures.
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