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Streets of Rio

Streets of Rio

He had several choices, but only one chance!

Genres

DramaCrime

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Rio de Janeiro. Confronted with the violence that exists in the favela where he lives, Tiago sees the only way out to become a soccer player and, in this way, help his family to have a better life. Although he is the best player in his neighborhood and the chances of being discovered by a scout are good, he faces a number of problems. One of them is Tubarão, the leader of the most powerful gang in the favela, who wants Tiago to work for him as a drug dealer. To complicate matters even more, Tiago falls in love with Juliana, Tubarão's sister.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$123045

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

4.3/10

Release Date

30 January 2008

Country

Brazil

Cast

Thiago Martins

Thiago Martins

Tiago

Lui Mendes

Lui Mendes

Tubarão

Luís Otávio Fernandes

Luís Otávio Fernandes

Sabia

Naima Santos

Naima Santos

Juliana

Gabriel Mattar

Gabriel Mattar

Marcos

Arthur Bispo Coutinho

Arthur Bispo Coutinho

Cocada

Ralf Richter

Ralf Richter

Horst

Patukinha

Patukinha

Rato

Sandra Pêra

Sandra Pêra

Tiagos Mutter Maria

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