City of Men

2002-10-15 Drama 7.1

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.

Storyline

First Aired

2002-10-15
Last Aired

2018-01-05
Creator

Fernando Meirelles
Genre

Drama
Seasons

6
Episodes

27
Status

Ended
Language

Português
Network

TV Globo

Keywords:

street gang friendship crime boss poverty

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1. A Coroa do Imperador

Laranjinha and Acerola have the opportunity to go on a field trip with their history class. The only ...More

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.Less

30mins 2002-10-15

2. O Cunhado do Cara

Acerola's sister begins to have a relationship with the local drug dealer and that's when he finds tha...More

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.Less

30mins 2002-10-16

3. Correio

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

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

30mins 2002-10-17

4. Uólace e João Vitor

Laranjinha is poor and about to starve while João Vitor is a middle-class kid living in an apartment i...More

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.Less