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Language
Portuguese
Description
"The City is a shantytown located in one of the many mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The Men are two 13-year-old kids, Laranjinha and Acerola. This series brilliantly mixes humor and reality to explore life in the 'favelas' and in particular the indomitable spirirt of two best friends growing up in one of the most volatile communities in the world."--Container.
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Language
Portuguese
Description
"Ten-year-old Pixote (Portuguese slang for 'Peewee') is one of three million homeless children in Brazil. Hauled off to a crowded detention center, wide-eyed Pixote witnesses rapes, beatings and other acts of random violence by both the guards and the inmates. With the transvestite Lilica and his lover Dito, Pixote escapes from the reform school where he and his friends hit the streets alone, embarking on a life of violence and crime."--Container.
Ten-year-old...