Vale o Escrito: A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho
★ 8.6 · 2023 · Documentary
The "jogo do bicho" (an illegal lottery of numbers) in Rio de Janeiro is controlled by families whose leaders are also patrons of samba schools. Two of these families are experiencing bloody wars of succession.
Episodes
1. Miro Garcia e Capitão Guimarães: Os Poderosos Patronos59m · Top bicheiros, like Miro Garcia and Capitão Guimarães, make an agreement to divide territories and dominate carnival. But the rise of Miro's son threatens peace in the animal.
2. Maninho Garcia: O Rei do Rio59m · Miro's son, Maninho becomes Rio's richest and most violent criminal. But when he threatens to enter an area owned by Rogério Andrade, he pays the price of his bet.
3. Shanna e Tamara Garcia: A Guerra das Gêmeas50m · Maninho's daughters, Shanna and Tamara clash over the inheritance of the misdemeanor. But, with the arrival of their husbands on the scene, the fight between the twins turns into a bloody war.
4. Bernardo Bello: Um Forasteiro No Poder55m · Tamara's ex-husband, Bernardo Bello is appointed as the new owner of the game in the Garcia family. But he sees his name involved in crimes against Myrinho, Maninho's youngest son, and Shanna.
5. Adriano da Nóbrega: O Sócio Fantasma56m · Adriano da Nóbrega's widow tells her story with the killer. In court, he says that Adriano was Bernardo's partner in the Crime Office. This rebuttal: it's Rogério Andrade's setup.
6. Rogério Andrade: Tiro, Porrada e Bomba48m · Considered the most violent bicheiro in Rio, Rogério Andrade loses his son in an explosion. He and Bernardo clash after being accused of killing their direct rivals.
7. Nova Cúpula: Uma Revolução No Bicho49m · The bookkeepers at the old dome prepare their heirs. But with the arrest of Captain Guimarães and other defeats, a new leadership emerges that changes the fate of the Garcia family.More Like This
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