God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil, where He believes there's a very good man for the job. As soon as He comes down to Earth, a young man comes along to help on His quest.

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system.

The true story of João Guilherme Estrella ("Johnny"), a young middle-class bon vivant who became a big-time cocaine dealer in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1990s.

André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy something, but finds out that he can't afford it. So he puts the photocopier to other uses, and begins to envisage fishy schemes to earn some money.

10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death.

Afghanistan, i Talebani hanno conquistato il potere da pochi mesi. Rimasta orfana di padre, Maria, dodici anni, è l'unica che può aiutare la madre e la nonna a sopravvivere. È così che la ragazzina, travestita da maschio, viene mandata a lavorare da un vecchio conoscente. I Talebani però stanno arruolando nei loro eserciti tutti i ragazzini della città e così anche Maria viene catturata. Nonostante l'aiuto di un amico l'inganno non dura a lungo.

Yiorgos is released from prison after 14 years of incarceration for a murder he committed in his small Greek village. He spends his first night out in a cheap downtown hotel in Athens. There he meets Strella, a young trans sex worker. They spend the night together and soon they fall in love.

Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck he uses to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city. As they navigate the various districts of Rio, they bear witness to a series of unfortunate events and encounters, unfolding a vivid tapestry of urban life in Rio de Janeiro during that period. These true misadventures shed light on the gritty reality of the city, unveiling its vibrant urban tapestry.

Dopo esser stato trovato abbandonato per la strada ancora in fasce, Daniel è cresciuto insieme a Julio in un popolare quartiere di Caracas, come se fossero realmente fratelli. Entrambi condividono la passione per il calcio, giocando in una squadra di quartiere, ma hanno aspirazioni e caratteri diversi: Daniel è il più sognatore e vorrebbe divenire calciatore professionista, Julio invece ha bisogni più materiali e immediati ed entra nel giro della malavita. La grande occasione per entrambi arriva quando un allenatore li invita a partecipare a un provino per giovani talenti da inserire nella rosa della squadra di calcio più importante della città.

Larissa competed for the Rio Military Police in search of the ideal of “protecting the citizen”.

Pedro Paulo decides to put his car on the street, an 80s Opala, and work as an app driver. What he didn't expect was to pick up passengers who could turn his day upside down.

A teen couple plans for a night in private when the boy’s parents are away. At first it appears as a cosy night of sofa lounging, snack eating and film. But it soon becomes evident that beneath the façade of relaxed mutuality, there is a relationship based on insecurities and demands. Due to a fight, the parents cut their evening short, and when they return, the situation gets out of hand and feelings of hurt lead to abuse. Adolfsson paints a gruesome picture of adolescent love and how fears and expectations can completely override a young person’s will.

Marcelo leaves his family and moves to Mato Grosso do Sul, where he learns how to fly airplanes by himself watching the pilots. One day, he responds the call of a drug dealer and uses his boss' plane to help the man to transport his cargo. He is hired by the drug lord to work transporting drugs in his airplanes. When he is arrested by the Federal Police, he does not rat his gang and the leader of the cartel gives a large amount of money as a bonus and asks him to leave the gang since he is known by the police. Marcelo uses the money to promote a party in the Carnival of Recife pretending to be the son of the owner of the Gol (a Brazilian air flight company). He lures the high-society, including the television presenter Amaury Jr. Marcelo is arrested again and is sent to prison. During a rebellion, he uses his leadership to present the claims of the prisoners and help to control the situation.

Brasile, aprile del 1910 nel sertão Inhamuns. Tonho, secondogenito della famiglia Breves, viene costretto dal padre a vendicare la morte del fratello maggiore, vittima di una faida tra famiglie rivali. Il ragazzo sa che se eseguirà l'ordine verrà ucciso. Angosciato da questa prospettiva e istigato dal fratello minore Pacu decide di porre fine alla barbara tradizioni dei delitti commessi per salvaguardare l'onore della famiglia.

Rio De Janeiro 1997. Qualche mese prima della visita del Papa in Brasile. Il capitano Nascimento è un membro del Bope, la squadra speciale di 100 uomini nata a Rio per combattere i narcotrafficanti nelle favelas e impedire che la polizia comune, corrotta fino al midollo, lasci la città in balìa di se stessa. Nascimento è stanco di questa vita sempre al limite, ed ora che sta per diventare padre ha deciso di lasciare. Non prima, però, di aver trovato un sostituto all'altezza. I candidati più quotati sembrano essere le reclute Matias e Neto, proprio i due che Nascimento ha appena salvato dai guai durante una pericolosa incursione nelle favelas. Ora si tratta solo di scegliere. Un compito che si rivelerà per lui drammaticamente semplice.

Seicento anni fa "Brasile" era solo il nome di un albero e il territorio su cui oggi sorge Rio era popolato dagli indios Tupinambas. Un uomo tra loro, profondamente innamorato, venne prescelto dal destino e dagli dei per condurre il suo popolo "alle terre libere dal male". Dal tramonto del 1500 fino al 2096, passando dalla guerra tra francesi e portoghesi, dai campi di cotone degli schiavi, dalla dittatura militare del '68 fino alla guerra per l'acqua del prossimo futuro, quell'uomo ha obbedito alla sua missione di combattente contro l'avanzata inarrestabile del buio e dell'odio, armato solo dell'amore per Janaìna e della vocazione a non arrendersi mai.