
Once Upon a Time in Rio
Drama
Overview
Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...
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Thiago Martins
Thiago Martins
Dé
Thiago Martins
Dé
Vitória Frate
Vitória Frate
Nina
Vitória Frate
Nina


Rocco Pitanga
Rocco Pitanga
Carlão
Rocco Pitanga
Carlão


Paulo César Grande
Paulo César Grande
Evandro
Paulo César Grande
Evandro


Cyria Coentro
Cyria Coentro
Bernadete
Cyria Coentro
Bernadete
Luana Schneider
Luana Schneider
Cacau
Luana Schneider
Cacau
Fernando Brito
Fernando Brito
Beto
Fernando Brito
Beto
Rodrigo Costa
Rodrigo Costa
Dé Pequeno
Rodrigo Costa
Dé Pequeno


Augusto Zacchi
Augusto Zacchi
Alvaro
Augusto Zacchi
Alvaro


Kikito Junqueira
Kikito Junqueira
Café Frio
Kikito Junqueira
Café Frio
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