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Rio de Janeiro 2014. The country is electric with excitement; it's the World Cup! In the streets there are celebrations, political protests and violence. After the post football riots Ligia Cardoso, the long-suffering wife of the ever-optimistic Cezario Cardoso, tells her husband that enough is enough; they have to move to a safer neighbourhood. But Cezario has other ideas. This is the favela his forefathers have lived in for over a century. This is where people respect him and where he's able to work behind his beloved bar. He can't leave all that behind. So Cezario hatches a plan. With the help of Natanael; a notorious and dangerous gang leader, they decide to burn down Cezairio's bar and collect on the insurance. With that money, Scenario has dreams of building a bigger, better; more spectacular bar with tourists a-plenty. It'll be so successful Ligia won't ever wish to leave this favela again. But when the arson plot goes awry causing a near fatal casualty and secret indiscretions come to light, zario's world world begins to unravel; forcing him to take the most drastic actions in order to put it all back together again.

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Author: Adanna Oji
Presented by(s): Adanna Oji, Natalie Chan
Director: Rikki Beadle-Blair