Overview
Anderson (Andrey Lopes) is a high-class youth living in Copacabana, and Eliza (Maiara Queiroz), a resident of Rocinha,the largest favela in Brazil. The two start a romance, but the first time Anderson meets the community in which she lives, he witnesses a murder.
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