In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Buscapé - Rocket
Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé
Bené - Benny
Dadinho - Li'l Dice
Cabeleira - Shaggy
Sandro Cenoura - Carrot
Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned
Alicate - Clipper
Angélica
Barbantinho - Stringy
Barbantinho Adulto - Older Stringy
Bené Criança - Young Benny
Berenice - Bernice
Buscapé Criança - Young Rocket
Cabeção - Melonhead
Editor do Jornal - Rogerio Reis
Filé-com-Fritas - Steak and Fries
Gelson - Gerson
Lampião
Lúcia Maracanã
Marina Cintra
Marreco - Goose
Mulher do Paraíba - Shorty's Wife
Namorada do Galinha - Knockout's Girlfriend
Neguinho - Blacky
Otávio
Pai Buscapé - Rocket's Father
Paraíba - Shorty
Rafael
Thiago - Tiago
Tio Sam - Uncle Sam
Touro
Tuba
Vizinha do Paraíba - Shorty's Neighbor
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Caixa Baixa - Runts
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang / Bando Cenoura
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Zé Pequeno - Li'l Zé's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Bando Cenoura - Carrot's Gang
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Cocotas - Groovies
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Polícia - Police
Aristóteles
Ba
Exu
Garoto viciado - Addicted Kid
Gerente do supermercado - Supermarket Manager
Grande - Big Boy
Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother
Irmão Mané Galinha - Knockout Ned's Brother
Jabá
Jovem Trabalhador - Young Worker
Mãe Buscapé - Rocket's Mother
Motorista do DKW - Driver
Mulher do Neguinho - Blacky's Wife
Mulher do Ônibus - Woman on Bus
Pastor da Igreja - Shepherd of the Church
Paulista - Man from São Paulo
Recepcionista do Motel
Newspaper Employee (uncredited)
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Executive Producer
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