City of Men

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2002-10-15

Last Air Date: 2018-01-05

Number of Seasons: 6

Number of Episodes: 27

Created By: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund

Networks: TV Globo

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Top Cast

Douglas Silva as Luís Cláudio Cunha (Acerola)
Darlan Cunha as Uólace da Silva (Laranjinha)
Phellipe Haagensen as Madrugadão
Jonathan Haagensen as Madrugadão
Thiago Martins as João Victor
Kikito Junqueira as Felipe (Favelado)
Roberta Rodrigues as Sheila Pereira (Poderosa)
Camila Monteiro as Cristiane de Souza
Luan Pessoa as Davi Pereira da Silva
Carlos Eduardo Jay as Clayton Cunha de Souza

Seasons

Specials (2002) - (2 Episodes)

Season 1 (2002) - (4 Episodes)

Season 2 (2003) - (5 Episodes)

Season 3 (2004) - (5 Episodes)

Season 4 (2005) - (5 Episodes)

Season 5 (2017) - (4 Episodes)

Season 6 (2018) - (4 Episodes)

Specials (2002)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: City of God (2002-05-18)

In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Ep. 2: City of Men (2007-08-31)

In the slum in Morro da Sinuca, a couple of days before turning eighteen year-old, Laranjinha tells his best friend and also orphan Acerola that he misses his unknown father. Acerola decides to help his needy friend to find his father and they discover that he is in prison convicted for killing a man during a robbery and near to be released on parole. Meanwhile, Acerola's wife and babysitter Cris is invited to work in São Paulo and she sees the chance to raise money to buy a house of her own; she tells Acerola that he must take care of their son Clayton alone for one year. When the owner of the hill and Laranjinha's cousin Madrugadão is betrayed by his right-hand Nefasto, he is expelled from the slum and Laranjinha and Acerola have also to leave the hill. While Madrugadão plots a plan to invade and recover the hill with the support of the gang of the drug lord from Morro do Careca, Acerola and Laranjinha unravel the past of their fathers.