Cidade dos Homens
Cidade dos Homens (English title: City of Men) is a Brazilian television show created by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, the directors of the film City of God. The series was watched by 35 million viewers in Brazil and was released internationally on DVD shortly after the film. In 2007, a feature-length film based on the series (produced by Fox and TV Globo) was released.
| Cidade dos Homens | |
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Title design | |
| Created by | Fernando Meirelles Kátia Lund |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 30 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV Globo |
| Release | October 15, 2002 – December 16, 2005 |
| Release | January 15, 2017 – January 5, 2018 |
It is often cited as a "spin-off" of the film: City of God ; City of Men is a less violent and more light-hearted affair with dramedy elements (the film adaptation is darker, sharing its roots of City of God). However, the two do share some common aspects: the directors, some of the actors, and the setting of the Brazilian favela with its background of gangsters and poverty.
The show tells the stories of Luis Cláudio and Uólace, better known by their nicknames Acerola (Douglas Silva) and Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha), respectively, who are two best friends who live in a notorious Rio slum, in a community of drug-dealers, hustlers, and teenagers struggling to fulfill their dreams.