City of Men

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

October 15, 2002

Last aired

January 5, 2018

Episodes

27

Network

TV Globo

Original language

Portuguese

Spoken languages

Portuguese

Creators

Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0364801