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Good evening, Laguna!

Good evening, folks. Good evening.

J.C. Messages is here with you, on this occasion,

this beautiful night to celebrate love.

Someone here is very loved and very special

and is going to receive an unforgettable tribute tonight.

It's Marcos! Who's Marcos?

Is that you? Come here, Marcos.

Come here! Give it up for Marcos, folks!

Congratulations! Congratulations!

- Are you embarrassed? - 'Course, what do you think?

Nothing! Celebrate life! Here's to love!

Do you have any idea who prepared this surprise for you?

'Course I do.

- Are you gonna tell us? - The woman in…

It was Ana!

Come here, Ana.

Ana is the woman who loves you, Marcos.

You may kiss, you may hug.

Give it up, folks! Here's to love!

Here's to love!

How are you feeling, Marcos?

Why, I don't even know what to say. It's da bomb.

It's so thrilling, right? So thrilling. How about you, Ana?

Oh, I'm really nervous but he deserves it.

You guys are a beautiful couple. You deserve it, Marcos.

Does he or doesn't he?

He deserves it! He deserves it!

He deserves it! He deserves it!

Now, are you ready? I have a very important question for you.

Everybody here wants to know, Marcos.

When are you getting hitched?

Why, I'm busting my back for it. We're workin' on it.

“We're working on it.” Well go bust your back then 'cause

you can't let this gorgeous woman get away, right? Am I right, guys?

Gotta put a ring on it! Gotta put a ring on it.

I'm joking around but actually

I came to bring you a very special message.

So I just want everyone's attention for one minute,

'cause here's a very special message for you.

Marcos,

as we run around our everyday lives,

we often forget to celebrate

the victory of another year of life and health.

A new year, full of possibilities,

of opportunities is ahead of you right now.

Ana, your family, your friends and J.C. Messages

all wish you the best for this new year.

May you lead your new life keeping your integrity,

opening your life to new friends, new jobs,

new conquests, with lots of love and, above all,

never ceasing to be the

wonderful man that you are.

We wish you a happy birthday!

And now, you may kiss. Here's to love!

Geez, that's one hell of a kiss. Let's hear it for them!

Beto!

- Sup, Marquim! - Where's the heater?

Home boy tumbled wide-eyed, son.

Bam!

Are you insane, dawg? What did you say you were going to do?

It was what it was, Marquim.

“It was what it was, Marquim…”

You go to the square,

kill the wrong guy,

with my heater.

When I came to it I'd already fired, man.

Home boys came all after me.

So you go and hit fucking Joca, who's got shit to do with it?

- And that fucking Scarface nose? - Oh, come on, Marquim. Fuck…

You screw up on my fucking birthday.

You know when I'm gonna have another party like that?

- Huh, dawg? I'm talking to you! - Damn, Marquim.

Wanna sing happy birthday?

Come on, Marquim.

Happy birthday to you…

But you don't deserve it, got it?

Get lost, dawg! You fucking screw-up.

And if somebody finds out this fucking heater's mine…

I'll make you suck it.

Ya hear?

Welcome to Texas!

Bitches

P A P O

Skinny

IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD

Belo Horizonte is Texas

Neves and Betim Texas

Santa Luzia, Texas

Contagem is motherfucking Texas

This is country, pistol on the waist

Cowboys in uniform, driving their cop cars

Soccer jerseys, Lacoste polo shirts

Oakley shades, little Lost cap

It's how the kids roll, don't say no to a joint

Do Miami dance steps, are into black music

Say “Hey”, say “Ho”, call whomever a “Dawg”

It's CSA business, you know what that is

Pounds of drugs, heads of cattle

Helicopters, gated communities

Clashes for power and territory

Bullets fly in the 'hood, funerals galore

Relief valves, funk or pagode parties

People dance to forget everyday they're screwed over

Marijuana in the air, makes it a little better

For those who sweat daily to make ends meet

”Hey” is “Hey”, everything here's thang

Folks from Minas are cagey, you know

”It's right there”, dream on

Folks say they'll be right there and then leave the house running

Belo Horizonte is Texas

Neves and Betim

Texas

Santa Luzia, Texas

Contagem is motherfucking Texas

Belo Horizonte is Texas

Neves and Betim

Texas

Santa Luzia, Texas

Contagem is motherfucking Texas

The monster factory is Texas

Texas

Thirty one… Texas

Bitches. Texas.

Let us talk to God now. Close your eyes.

Dear God,

in the name of Jesus,

I believe in your presence

with all my heart,

- not because I deserve it… - The TV, dad.

Because no one is worthy before you.

I'll heat your dinner in a second.

I'm just gonna take a quick shower.

Slow down, Miro. Easy.

Start from the bottom, come on.

Ouch, Miro, ouch. Not with that big gaping mouth, no, man.

- I want it so bad. - I know, but take it slow,

like this, just a little tongue like this.

- Like that? - Yeah, Miro.

That feels good.

Just like that, Miro.

Hey, Miro.

You are not going to answer!

- Dammit, Miro. - Fuck, Miro. Fuck.

Not one fucking time.

Open up, dammit.

- What are doing here, Beto? - What's up, dawg?

What's with that wiener out?

Am I interrupting something, Miro?

Just say what you want and get the hell out.

Easy, son.

Why haven't you left the 'hood yet, man?

Man, you know, right?! I messed up

- I gotta fix it… - How much?

You only come to my house for money.

- Two Benjamins, that's all. - Fuck you, Beto!

I'm going upstate, man.

I'm taking the bus up on the freeway.

A buddy's hooking me up up there.

Gotta get out of here, man. Things are nasty for me, you know.

You're such a screw-up, man. Fuck you!

- Fuck you! - Damn.

I'm still paying for my motorcycle, man.

Rent for my shack here.

I think I have like 120 here.

But Miro... That's just the ticket, man.

- I'll starve to death. - You fucking should.

- Come on, man. - Come here busting my balls.

I have to support a fucking motherfucker.

Will you let me stay here then?

- In my house? - Yeah, man.

- No fucking way! No fucking way. - Take it easy.

I have thirty bucks. I'll lend it to you.

I'll go get it.

Get that look off your face, dawg.

I've been onto you two for a while now.

I ain't no fool.

How can you be like that, man?

- Hey, baby? - Yeah.

Miro, I'm gonna take a shower. Do you have clean towels?

Under the sink.

- Where? - Under the sink, dammit!

Baby, do you think we can drop him off at the highway?

Drop him off? No fucking way. No fucking way I'm dropping him off.

He comes up here, ruins our thing and now we're his drivers?

Yeah, right!

It's about time you say no to your brother.

- But it would just be… - Lazy fuck.

Just to see him get on the bus.

What do you mean? And we're just gonna stand there?

We can just drop him off.

I'm just worried he's lying again, you know?

That he might take the money and buy dope.

- Just drop him off. - Jesus…

Alright, but let's step on it then.

Hurry up, 'cause Vandinho is coming home soon and he passes by CEASA.

- Don't tell mom, alright? - Okay.

It's safe with me, alright?

I'm chill, son. You the one who better watch out.

Sup?

Goddammit, Marquim, again?

I'm waiting for you, come on. Shit.

Fuck you.

We basically have...

a great backdrop, lighting gear.

We have a great camera, right, Marcos?

- Awesome. - Really great. We offer…

We… We ask for 35 reais per photo…

For the students, you know? And then we make…

Let me show you…

We make this frame, see?

With this paper, very good paper.

- Feel it… - Good material, huh?

- Touch it. - Yes, I can feel it.

- It's coated. See? - Unique.

That's right, very unique.

And we put this all together in two days. Right?

Day one we come, take the pictures,

and day two we…

We hand out the photos and collect the payments.

Meanwhile the students can also

take our brochures home… To their parents,

so they know about the cost, the delivery time, right?

- And… - Easy as that, huh?

Easy as that, right, Marcos?

We don't…we don't like to complicate things.

This one has only a picture on it, right?

So the client can add a phrase too, okay?

You can put the person's name on it too.

We have this in white, black, blue, pink.

- So the client can choose, OK? - I want the blue one.

Blue…Dark blue or light blue?

- Light blue. - Light blue.

And would you like to add the name of the person?

Yes. I want it to say…

"Forever missed" and the picture of my son.

Oh, your son's picture?

So we're gonna write the words here, forever missed, OK?

His picture in the center. Did you bring it?

Yes.

- Will it be all of them? - No, just him, just my son.

Just your son? Which one's he?

- This one. - OK.

Turn…

Ingrid… Ingrid… Come in!

Mom, have you seen my flip-flops?

Marcos, you're going to go get me the essence, right?

Well, yeah. I said I would.

I have to go by there tomorrow anyway.

Not tomorrow. Why tomorrow? Today!

- No, mom, I can't today. - Why can't you?

- I've got some stuff… - What stuff, Marcos?

You're not doing anything, you're just walking around.

I have some stuff I gotta go deal with.

You're just standing there, alright?

But, listen, the essence you have now is not enough for today?

That's not the point. I want you to go get it today.

I've been working my butt off since this morning

and you're just walking around doing shit, Marcos.

- Don't get your panties in a twist. - Come on!

You can't even feed the turtle. You're getting it today.

Listen… Where's Fernanda?

- She didn't come home last night. - I know she didn't.

I did and haven't seen her.

I wanna know if you know where your daughter is.

Why, she's at Cleiton's.

Geez…she's already screwing that playboy.

You shut your mouth. Don't talk about your sister like that.

- Mom, do you approve of that? - Well, what do you want, big shot?

- Want me to forbid her? - She's seventeen,

next thing you know she'll be knocked up.

17 and she already helps out around the house.

What about you?

When was the last time, last thing you put in this house?

Hey, mom, I'm doing that school picture thing with Selma,

- I'll make some money… - Yeah, right.

I'm already onto something else. You should have more faith in me.

- Have faith. Marcos, - Jesus.

All I've done in life is have faith and wait.

Okay? You have to prove otherwise.

Mom, keep it down, the neighbors...

The hell I'll keep it down. I pay my bills, I'm at my house.

- Don't you tell me to shut up. - I didn't. I can't talk to you…

You're more and more like your father.

And I'm gonna end up leaving just like him.

Fuck! Oh, here they are.

Shit.

- Oh, the princess's here. - Shut up, boy.

Dumbass.

- Everything okay? - Yeah, sure. Why wouldn't it be?

No reason. I'm just asking.

Sorry…

- So? How was it? - How was what?

Fuck this shit.

- Hey, what's up? - Hey…

- I was thinking about you… - Liar.

- Really. - You're a liar…

- I really was. For real. - You're such a liar.

I was thinking about that day at the waterfall.

Oh…That was a great day.

Delicious, right?

We should do it again.

- Miro, I'm heading to the bank, okay? - - Alright.

- Keep an eye on the store, you hear? - You got it.

That woman gives me the creeps, Miro.

- Gosh! - She is…

she's tough, but…it's fine.

Geez. I don't know how you can take it.

- Seven years already. - You've been here for seven years?

I wouldn't last two months.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. I made a decision.

I'm going to sell my car.

- Yeah? You're gonna sell your ride? - Gonna sell my ride.

I'm gonna sell it and get a new one, see.

Not like a brand new one, but I'm gonna get one and join Uber.

But… What about the salon?

- What about it? - Are you gonna sell it?

Well, no. I'm keeping both. Uber and the salon.

Lots of people are doing it now.

You have your job, like, your real job,

and then you go on Uber, see? Like, when you're not working.

So when I leave there at the end of the day I'm gonna do it,

like, at night.

Yeah… they say it's pretty dangerous, though.

Dangerous? No, it isn't.

I've talked to a lot of people and nobody said anything about danger.

Lots of women are doing it too.

But, hey… it's gonna be hard for us, isn't it, baby?

Well, Miro…

What do you want me to do? I need the money.

What do you want, for me to live out of love for you?

Yeah, right.

Alright then.

What about Beto?

Haven't heard from him.

Seven, three, two, one.

I said seven, seven, three, two, one.

He's the real deal, he works for Contagem.

It's seven, seven, three, two, one.

It's seven, seven, three, two, one.

He's the real deal, he works for the community.

He's the real deal, he works for the community.

It's seven, seven, three, two, one…

The sun feels so good, right?

Did you have to be in your panties? Couldn't you wear shorts?

Don't start, baby, please.

Don't start…

First of all, these aren't panties, they're a bikini.

Second, I'm on my roof and I'll be on it as I please. Okay?

Three, you like it. I know…

Yeah, I do.

But I like to see. The problem is everyone else catching a view.

Oh, honey, relax, you can't see anything.

Someone there, there and there...

- Just a little - A little...

You're hard already, I see…

Always.

“Always”… “Always”… Not always!

You making fun of me? Get out of here!

I'm not, it's the truth.

- You nasty… - “Always…”

- Hey, Ana. - Yeah…

I closed that deal, hun.

- For real? - For real, babe.

- You mean Esmeraldas? - Yeah. It's on.

I can't believe it, girl. I thought you were joking.

Are you crazy, living far away like that?

Far? Laguna is far.

Exactly, darling. Laguna is end of the world enough for me.

Are you gonna pay in instalments and build at the same time,

or pay the whole thing first and then build?

Oh, babygirl, it's twenty years to pay for the lot.

If I wait that long I'm gonna be losing my teeth.

- You're right about that. - I wanna put my crib together soon.

But Raquelzinha's gonna help you out, right?

Honey, of course! We split everything at our house.

Yeah, I gotcha. I know just what you're talking about.

So, listen… Why don't you buy next door…

You're tripping, girl, there's no way I'm going up there.

Do I look like a hippie to you?

Oh, come on. You're gonna love it so much.

- No way… - We'll set up the Girls Condo.

- Alright then. Go to Rola Moça. - Lord almighty…

What's up, Brenda Lee?

What is it?

Well, I wanted to see you.

You see me every day, man. What do you want?

Shit!

Goddammit, bruh.

Why didn't I go smoke in the bathroom?

- Goddamn. - What…

At this hour… What do you want?

Well, I was passing by and saw the smell.

What are you doing, man?

Making my grandma's dinner.

With that joint in your mouth? Are you nuts?

I lit it in the corridor. If my grandma smells it…Shit…

She'll throw me out like that.

I get hung up.

And… How is she?

Well, she's got cataracts, you know?

Eye drops are expensive as fuck

and my dad couldn't care less.

Gosh.

It's fucked up. I'm stressed out.

I asked Quequel and Kadu to spook Cleiton.

Fernanda went bananas on me, man.

Oh, boy! You're so lucky, man.

So lucky. Seriously. If it were me… For real…

I'd break your neck in the middle of the square.

Fernanda should throw boiling water on you.

The neighbors would appreciate it.

- No they wouldn't. - Build her a statue and shit.

Nah, man. You keep joking,

but if I die I know you're gonna carry my coffin.

The fuck I will. Everything but that.

- Nah, man, what the hell. - Are you nuts?

I can't even carry myself…

Carry your coffin? You insane?

Nah, man. No, but… There's that, you know, it's not how it works.

Leave the kid be, man.

No, man, it's not like that. Girl's young…

- You have sex, dammit. - Gotta study…

You owe Jacaré a bunch of those blue pills.

- I'm on to you. - “Blue pills”…

You said it was a sixpack. The fuck it was, man…

You're getting those blue pills from the guy daily.

- I'm not. - You owe the guy.

- That's bull crap. - Yeah, right. Sure…

Let the girl get it on, man. What the heck.

You wanna take her place?

With Cleiton? You're out of your mind.

- Yeah! You heard it. - You messing with me? Fuck, no.

Geez. Mom's snoring, huh?

Well, she worked all day.

Barely got home from church and laid down. Didn't even eat.

Do you know if she sold something?

She mentioned going all the way to Pindorama,

but… the cart came back kind of full.

Have you eaten?

No…

I brought you an egg cheeseburger from Matheus.

It's over there on the table.

You can get it later if you want to. I got it for you.

So when I opened the envelope I almost fainted, man.

I got so, so desperate.

I could only think about an abortion. Nothing else, man.

I didn't have the money to have a child.

I didn't have enough for myself, how was I going to support a child?

But then…

My boyfriend wanted to have it.

And doing the abortion thing wasn't that easy either.

You know how that goes, right?

Hard as hell.

So, okay. Then he said: “No, great, we gonna have a baby,

we gonna be happy, yadda yadda yadda”

We bought the layette, the works.

So…

So I had my little girl. Gorgeous!

“Hairy”… They called her “Hairy”.

For real, dude. She had a lot of hair.

Lots of hair. Hair down here.

She practically had bangs when she was born. Really!

Now, you're not gonna believe it.

Five days later, he died.

My boyfriend died.

Stroke, man. Collapsed right on the street, dead.

You're kidding.

No. I had her in my arms at the funeral. She cried and cried.

So I'd come home

she'd be crying and I could see him on everything.

The house smelled like him.

His clothes, everything, everything… The bed…

And my baby girl wouldn't stop crying, non stop.

Just crying, man.

So I couldn't take it and said: I'm taking off.

I did, and ended up here.

Crazy shit, man.

Goodness.

You've got history, huh, Selminha?

Oh, “history”… “history”… Everyone's got their history, man.

Don't you have history?

I do, but it's just silly stuff,

from the neighborhood.

Nothing like that, you know?

The biggest thing that ever happened to me was when Taffarel escaped.

But it doesn't take much for a turtle to escape…

And now I can only think about getting away from here, hitting the road…

Let me see how it looks on the monitor.

Going to the heart of the world, man…

That's it.

- Really check that. - Well, I am…

See if there's a reflection here, Marquim.

- No, there's no reflection. - Really look, man.

And see if this is really centered.

It's centered

and there's no reflection.

- No? - No!

- It is okay? - Yes.

That thing you said, “the heart of the world”.

What's that about?

The heart of the world?

It's the next place.

Man…

It's where we want to go.

Better, much better.

It's where we want to step into.

Where our desire goes, man.

This here's not my heart of the world anymore.

It used to be, but it's not anymore.

It's done, over.

That's it,

it's over.

Now I want the next place.

That's all.

Off you go, kids, in line…. Okay? Here…

Emily, start the line for me. Hey, Selma!

- Here are the kids. - Yeah, yeah.

- Duda, here… - Hi there!

Claudinho, here, in line, okay? Fernanda, you look beautiful!

Ícaro, get in line. Okay?

Look at the camera.

Big smile!

Well, I'll be damned! Look who it is.

- Long time no see, honey. - You disappeared, girl!

- You're gonna take the Laguna? - Yeah, girl! My car's in the shop

so I've been taking the bus all week. It's so hard.

It's a bitch! Just like the good old days, huh?

Listen… Speaking of that, I'm selling my car. Wanna buy it?

Oh, I'm still getting my license, hun.

Well, if you're getting your license you're gonna need a car.

I don't have that kind of money.

I'm letting it go for a small price, hun. Seven thousand.

“Seven thousand”. I wish I had seven thousand. I wish.

I'd be making my nest egg to go around the world.

You will go around the world!

- But hey, are you going home yet? - I wish.

- Still have one more ride to go. - Jesus, Ana.

- Really? - Really.

- Wow, that's tough, huh? - Tiring.

Man, I couldn't take it.

Spent six months on that thing and not a minute more in my life.

Six months? So little time, Rose. I thought you'd done more.

- How long have you been doing it? - Let's see…

- Almost three years, girl… - Three years already?

- Just about. - Oh, Ana, that's not good.

- Right… - You gotta find something else.

- Yeah… Gotta think about it… - You're still young, looking pretty.

No! You gonna spend your whole life in this? Taking shit from people?

Change the scenery, right? I really should.

Yeah… Really taking off.

I'll stop by sometime and we'll chat.

Listen… You really do it, we were just saying this week…

that you haven't been there in a while...

- Come on, Ana, it's time.

And I'm starting to think you're cheating on us.

I'm always thinking about changing my looks,

- shaking it up a bit. I'll come by. - Please do!

Here you go, Maria Eduarda. Here.

- Leandro Pereira da Silva. - Leandro...

Leandro Pereira... Leandro...

- Paid! - Paid?

Here, Leandro. Thanks.

- Daniel Campos Miranda. - Daniel…

Daniel…

- Did he pay? - Daniel…

- Did he? - Is it Daniel or Gabriel?

- Daniel Campos Miranda. - Daniel?

- No? - I got the names mixed up...

No pay?

That's such a good picture, Daniel.

Well, alright.

Alright, listen. You take this to you father, your mother.

Tell them to call me. Okay?

OK? Tell them to make a deposit.

Alright? Thanks.

- How about you? Your name? - Gabriel Vitor Alves Ribeiro…

Come on, Selminha, just one glass.

You're going now?

There you go spending all your money on booze, right, Marquim?

It's not all of it, man. Just one beer.

No, no. I can't. I...

I have somewhere I gotta be right now, I can't.

Hey, listen. Isn't there a way to make more money doing this thing?

- Oh, so you're complaining already? - What do you mean, I'm not!

Dude, we're just getting started.

- I'm not complaining. - No, no, man, this is it.

And this is it, right? Just so I know.

We're just getting started… soon we'll be up and running.

- Yeah. Fuck. - It really is low money.

- That's what it is. - You really don't wanna get a drink?

No, no. I can't, man. I'm late.

Hey, I appreciate you hooking me up with this job, man.

- Respect. - You got it. See you, Marquim.

Hey, darling! How are you doing?

No, I just got caught up, but I'll be right there. Yeah.

Alright. Will you wait for me? Okay. Bye.

Boy, a ten-month pregnancy.

The boy was in there for ten months.

- Ten months? - Ten months. Ten months.

- How lazy! - And get this:

you know there's no tropical rain in Germany, right?

They have little showers, that kind of thing.

That was the only tropical rain I ever saw in my life.

I mean lightning, thunders.

The boy was born with a thunder and lightning.

- At the same time? - When he was born,

I said "A god is born, right?". "Thor".

You heard thunder when he was born? That was in your head, right?

No. Look…

When his father brought him for me too see him,

instead of, like, doing that mom thing, counting the toes,

the fingers to see if they're all there, all perfect,

fuck, I looked at that kid's face and said "He's gonna ask me for a beer".

Huge like that. The boy was born in power.

- So he was humongous? - Huge at birth.

Well, look at that! I didn't know that.

- Ten months. - I'm sorry to disturb you.

Would you like anything else?

It's alright, Geraldo. I'll have another beer later on, okay?

You got it.

- This is really good, Geraldo. - I'm glad.

You killed it. Delicious. Thank you.

Selma…

- This is it. - Is that it?

That's it? That's really it?

- Looks just like mine. - Poor thing.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

Well, man! How is a little piece of shit like that worth all that money?

That's right.

- It's a shitload of money… - Didn't I tell you?

He's an asshole, Selma. The guy's an asshole.

- So this is his house? - This is Vitor's house.

Craesmayer is just the bait. It's the guy next door.

- But how am I gonna pull this off? - That's on you.

Just get in there. And leave the rest to me.

I even sailed. You know sailing?

Sailing, really?

I did lots of stuff there.

Lots of beaches, you know?

Lots of sports.

Sailing's tough 'cause you need the wind, right?

If there's no wind you're screwed.

Hell yeah. And you have to stay sharp with the sail too, right, bro?

You snooze, the whole thing comes crashing on your head

and you pass out and shit.

There you are, all fucked up in the middle of the ocean.

- So then I started ballet too, bro. - Nah, ballet? Shit!

Ballet too.

Then the ballet lady, man, she came up to me and said

"Honey, you go do soccer or something.

What are you doing here?"

- And so you did soccer? - I did, but it didn't work out.

Well, I can imagine.

Too much fighting, you know?

Geez, and you're not one to fight, right?

Lots of fighting in soccer.

So I came here to look after my grandma, you know?

Yes.

And then the heist happened

It's hard! Shit is wack, bro.

Yeah, well, you mentioned this checkers thing and all,

but you don't really talk about, like, when you were doing time and all.

Shit, man, I don't want to talk about that!

Oh, again with that? You say that every time.

Was it really that brutal?

“Brutal”?

I had to marry the girl who owned the cell,

the big boss lady, man, for Cup Noodles, man.

- You bailed on me there, man. - No. No, man.

You only went there twice and both times

- you asked me for money. - What the fuck?

- You fucker. - No, man…

- “No”… - It was just coincidence.

- Oh, coincidence? - Yeah, man.

After that I lost the papers, so I couldn't get it anymore, right?

Getting new ones was a shitload of work.

Quit messing with me, man.

Cut it out. You're a bum.

I'm not, man.

- But hey… - Doing shit, you know?

Just doing nothing, no work.

Fuck, you bailed one me, man.

You bum. Mrs. Fia was bad mouthing you to everybody.

Geez! No, man.

- So, listen… - Just eat and sleep…

About that…

It sucks to have to mention it again,

but I wanted to see if you'd do me a solid…

Bruh, I've already got the joint for the little sauna here.

I've already taken care of the fuel.

Yeah! Right. You did!

What the fuck else do you want, man?

Yeah, but I'm not asking you to give it to me now,

I'm asking for a loan, man. Look…

My mom’s birthday is coming up.

This hasn't been the most blessed year for her too, you know…

I thought I'd do something nice so it doesn't go unnoticed, you know?

Cheer her up.

Least you can do, Mrs. Fia's...

always throwing y'all parties, right?

That's right!

And they were good parties too, huh?

Man… Mrs. Fia's parties were the best, huh, queen?

That they were!

It was the shit.

Those cornmeal cakes…

- So rad. - Del-Rey soda…

Baré pop…

- Mrs. Fia kills it, bro. - Strawberry truffles. Goddammit!

So, help me out with this, huh?

Two hundred.

- Two Benjamins would do it. - Say what?

Fuck…

What the fuck? Am I Santa fucking Claus?

- No, man… - Are you out of your mind?

You know that shit's expensive as hell these days…

- No, no, no. No way two hundred. - Shit…

- I'll hook you up with one hundred. - Well…

And I'm not giving it to you 'cause I know you're a screw-up,

you're gonna get one of those little orange cakes and keep the rest.

I'm gonna give it to Fernanda, I'm gonna give it to your sister.

Or I'm buying the shit myself.

- You get some rest. - Old rag.

Hi, sugar.

This octagonal red sign,

the only octagon we have, with the word “Stop”,

it means you have to come to a…

Mandatory Stop

Got that? The yellow sign means there's a “Stop” sign right ahead…

“Warning”.

And the red one means you must stop.

Simple as that, Marquim.

Trust me, she'll be game for it, you'll see.

No, she's not like that. And like hell it's simple.

Why does it have to be her? Can't you get someone else to do it?

Can't you do it?

Are you dumb? I'm black, man!

In what world do you live in?

What do you think, that I'm gonna ring the bell

and they'll just let me in, in that place?

No, man. I didn't think it through. I'm sorry…

It's just fucked up, man. If I get busted it's fine, but her?

- Who said you'll get busted, man? - Who says we won't?

- You know what? Screw you! - No, man.

- What are you doing? - Screw you, Marcos!

Really, this is the end of our partnership and you can just beat it.

Dude, scram, for real. Scram!

- No! Fuck you! Asshole. - No…

You're chicken shit, and you'll only get me deep in shit. That's what.

You're only gonna get me in trouble, man.

You go ahead doing your little scams. Soon you'll be robbing lottery houses,

pet shops, that's what you're gonna do, that's what you should do.

- No, man… - Screw you. Just beat it. Scram!

I'm gonna find a way to get it there,

I just have to figure out what I'm gonna do.

- Here, take your hundred bucks. - No, Selminha, what are you doing?

- What we settled for the photos. - We're just talking…

The hundred bucks we said for the photos. Take it!

Next week I'll go to the schools alone and I'll give you the rest.

- Now beat it, man, scram. Scram! - No! What are you doing?

I'm just keeping it real, man.

That girl's all I got. What if something happens to her?

What do you want?

What do you want? For me to put more people in this?

Get people we don't know involved? Is that what you want?

No, man…

Dude, I can only get people I know in this, people I've smelled,

that's what I need.

People I know what they do, that's what I need.

- I know, you're right. - Man, this is the real deal.

The biggest job I've ever done in my life.

That's what I'm talking about, man. It's not pocket change, man.

I'm not asking you to do some smash and grab job.

I'm not asking you to steal a TV from these fucked up people

and sell it in a pawnshop. That's not what this is.

- I'm talking life-changing shit, man. - I know, Selminha.

I'm talking something that's gonna give you comfort.

- I know, Selminha. - For you and for her as well.

I know. I believe you, man. But it's tough.

Baby, you’ve been weird since we left. What is it? You can say.

I know you get me,

get the shit I'm involved in,

I also know you...

pretend not to know.

I know I'm lagging behind.

And you're not.

You're studying to get your license.

You have a good brain.

I'm like this, can't even talk proper.

There's some big-ass shit going on.

Really huge.

We can really hit the jackpot.

For us!

- “Us” who? - Us…

- You and me? - Yeah!

I need you in this thing, I need you in the front line.

You're asking me to do a job?

- To do a job with you? - Yeah.

What are you doing, baby?

I never asked you to get involved in my business,

I can't believe you're asking me to do one of your scams.

- Well… - Is that it?

I never asked you to do shit, 'cause nothing was worth it,

but this shit is real and it's huge and it could really work.

- For me? - For us.

Negro drama

Between success and and the mud

Money, envy, problems, luxury, fame

Negro drama Curly hair, dark skin

The bruise, the wound In search of the cure

Negro drama Try to see and see nothing

Except for a star Far away and faded

Feel the drama The price, the demand

In love, in hate Insane vengeance

Negro drama

I know who's plotting And who's with me

The trauma I carry Not to be another screwed black man

Shit! Fuck you! Goddamn!

- Wait, wait. That's my brother. - Shit.

Hold on, Miro. Miro?

Hold on, man. Take it easy, man. Take it easy.

You had the guts to come the fuck back here?

Man, I missed the bus that day, I couldn't go back.

Take it easy, dude.

You give me back my money and Rose's money

or I'm calling the fucking cops on you.

You're gonna do that to your own brother?

Don't say that, man. Relax.

So you go to the fucking place you said you would!

And I'm fucking telling my mom.

Our mom, right? Our mom.

Fucker .

Were you able to get Serginho, Vivi?

I did, but he said he can't do anything about this first trip.

He got people for the other three, but you're gonna have to do this one.

So stupid of me to think he'd let me off, right?

He's not a woman, he doesn't know what really bad cramps feel like.

Yeah… me n really don't get it.

But it's fine.

I'll do this one and I'll be back at the neighborhood in no time.

- Traffic's good today. - Alright.

If you're not feeling better by the time you get back

you get a Toradol shot, those will really help.

Good idea. I will.

I just took a pill. If it doesn't get better,

I'm gonna. Appreciate it, Vivi.

- Alright, honey. Feel better. - Thanks.

I'm off, it's my time now. Bye.

- Working that group texting, huh? - I am, baby!

You know I'm in the boys' group, right?

I did! Girl like you wouldn't miss a thing like that.

I haven't got the patience for group texting!

- Rabelão got me in there. - Oh, that Rabelão.

Boy, here comes another one.

Hey, are you blind? Stupid? A moron? A jerk?

- What are you? Stop's back there. - What's this?

- You missed it by like fifty feet. - What's this? I stopped, didn't I?

Stupid!

Hey, lady, it's my first trip, I haven't got change for a hundred.

- Don't you have a smaller bill? - Oh, now this.

What do you want, huh? Want me to get you change?

- If I had a smaller bill, darling… - Take it easy!

- I would have given it to you. - Easy, easy. Chill.

Stay here in the front and when I get the change you can come through.

Here in the front? Like hell I will. I'm going through.

I'm going through right now and I'll give you the money

- when you have the change. - Look, lady, it's the rules,

I can't let anyone through while I don't have the change.

Rules are rules, miss. There's a sign in case you haven't noticed…

I'm going through now and you're gonna let me.

Now!

Bitch!

Get off!

Get off now!

Scram!

- Happy to. - Beat it.

- Fuck you. - Fuck you, motherfucker.

- Idiot. Bitch. - Get an Uber, motherfucker.

- Get an Uber. - Bitch. Asshole.

- Jerk. Moron. - Motherfucking cow.

- Hey, I'll… Scram! - Fuck you.

Nasty cooch. Goddammit.

You kill a motherfucker like that you still get arrested.

Fuck.

Goddammit! Now I'm pissed.

Darling , don’t mind that shit, okay?

Fuck. Let's hit it. Let's hit the road.

Or I'll kill the motherfucker.

Hey…

Sorry I'm late, babe.

Right at the end a woman came wanting to get her hair done.

- Don't worry, - I had to stay there.

I was chilling, didn't even see time going by.

- Tired, huh, honey? - Like hell.

- Would you grab me some water? - Tap water?

Could you make it chilled?

There's Coke, do you want some?

- No, I don't want soda. - Bought today, still has gas in it.

No, just the water is fine.

Appreciate it.

My mouth was so dry. Put it over there for me.

Here you go.

Count it.

- Count it! - I don't need to.

I trust you more than I trust myself.

I know you do, but what if I counted wrong?

That's half, like we said.

I give you half now and wire the rest next month.

You are so fucking amazing.

Are you sure you want to sell your car, Selma?

Absolutely.

I am.

I really love this car but

I need the cash more than I need it right now.

And I know it's gonna be iin good hands,

you're gonna take care of my baby.

I will.

But I'm not saying like…

If you didn't want it or couldn't take it right now

it'd be harder, but...

With you taking it, it's fine.

You're just gonna leave, Selma? Just like that?

You know me, babe.

You know.

I never go back.

I'm done with this place.

Right.

I'm really gonna miss you.

- Did you talk to Vandinho? - What about?

He's thick but he's your husband, darling.

What if he gets mad about you buying another car?

I've been working since I was fourteen, Selma. Fourteen.

That ride I have, I put all the money together and paid cash.

Just like yours. I got the money and I'm paying you.

Vandinho can't say shit. I don't even know how much he makes.

And I don't want to either, so he won't bother me too.

This piece of shit ain't working.

I'm persistent.

How do you do it?

The beauty shop,

lover,

husband, and now Uber? You're crazy!

My first name is “Work” and my last name is “Money”, hun.

I can already picture having to get you

to the hospital with a heart attack.

Well, at least that means you'll come back to visit.

I'm never coming back, God willing!

I'll kill you if you don't come back to visit me

at the hospital with my heart attack.

Give me a puff.

And you don't travel either, right? You're nuts.

How am I supposed to travel?

I can't.

Working like a dog at that salon.

Now with Uber I might be able to, 'cause I'll have more money.

Yeah, right. Dream on.

You're smoking too fast, Rose.

I do everything fast, Selma. I haven't got patience.

You're too fired up, you're not even taking the time to smoke.

We're hood.

We're hood.

Messing around til a hundred o'clock in the alleyways.

Resist! It's the war cry echoing around…

Well, look who it is.

Thought I'd surprise you, see if there were any girls here.

Found a bunch, huh?

Give me a kiss…

I didn't know you were having cults at the house.

It's not a cult, it's a group cell.

Group cell? What's that about?

It's just folks from my mom's church.

They come sing and praise and stuff

every Wednesday now.

I wanted to talk to you…

Talk?

Let's head up the roof then.

Yeah. Let's do it.

Out of love He called out to me

Out of forgiveness He accepted me

Out of grace

the veil was torn

The veil was torn

The veil was torn

The veil was torn

The veil was torn

Your mercy

Your mercy

Your mercy

Summons me to life…

Man! This hood is so damn ugly.

I'll go with you. I'm in.

- Really? - For real.

I'm game. I'll do it.

Hey,

I don't want to force you into anything.

You're not.

I don't know.

Ever since I was a kid I always had a feeling

that the world's much bigger than this, you know?

I sound like my mom, with no guts to do stuff.

But I'll come with you.

I'll do it.

Wow, babe, that's the shit.

I'm gonna take you to the Heart of the World.

- “The Heart of the World”, huh? - Yeah…

- What up, Réguinaite? - What up, Beto?

- You okay, man? - Alright?

- Chilling? - Yeah, it's all right.

- People going wild there? - Yeah, second round already…

I dig that.

- Is Thick Chiquim there? - Sure is. Everybody's in there.

Gonna get my sip, then, right?

Alright, go ahead, I'll be right back.

Hey, Chiquim!

Oh, I'm so glad you came.

You thought I'd miss this? Of course I wouldn't...

I brought you a little something… It's not much, but…

I hope you like it.

Well, look at this…

Hey guys, look here, look what I got.

She deserves it, right?

Yeah... Oh, good.

I've never stayed up this late and today I'm here.

- Would you like something to eat? - No, not now,

I've had snacks, I've had sweets…

Here, mom.

- Is this okay? - Not now, I don't want it.

- No? - No.

It's good, mom, tasty.

Thank you.

And your brother?

Oh mom, I don't know about Beto.

Oh, but... he should be here, right?

Could be here with us.

Yeah, he could.

Hey guys, it's time,

gather around, Miro, come here y'all...

The time we've all been waiting for, come on,

don't get lazy on me.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Fia

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Fia

Cheers for Mrs. Fia! Hurray!

Hey, Gil…

Are you insane, man? A thousand bucks?

A thousand bucks.

I spoke to you on the phone, you said 500, how come it's a thousand now?

- Listen, I've got hot intel. - Marquim?

We go to bed one way and wake up another, that's life.

That's bullshit, Marquim... are you insane?

- Hey, man, a thousand bucks, Marquim. - But it was five hundred.

Hey son, let me tell ya, things are tough right now back at the house…

It's tough for you, tough for him, tough for me too.

What the fuck is this bullshit?

Hey girly, hear me out, I don't even know you, excuse me…

- I spoke to you on the phone, man… - The intel's hot, right?

- It'll be good for you… - What guarantee do you give me?

And here's the thing, you know people get greedy

and when push comes to shove they'll go straight to the guard,

you know that's trouble, and another thing:

Since when are 487s guaranteed, doll?

- Wake up and get real… - Don't you call me “doll”…

- Do not call me “doll”… - Hey, don't be trippin',

I t's a thousand bucks and we'll talk.

No, what the hell, man? We can't do a thousand.

He spoke to me on the phone, what's this nonsense now?

It's only a thousand, it's cool.

The shit's hot, you're gonna hit the jackpot.

Get filthy rich and everyone will be happy.

No, but we're can't do a thousand.

That's how hot this is, a thousand bucks.

Look, here's the deal, I've got 600 here in my purse, okay?

What do you want me to do with six hundred, doll?

We go out and you give me the coordinates.

And I want the map you said you had with the bike routes…

So it's either six hundred now in cash,

bill on top of bill, or this is the end of this conversation.

Where d'you find this lady, bro? That's not gonna happen…

Hey, Gil, there's a fight going on, fuck.

Hey, boss, excuse me boss.

Something smells fishy with this guy, man, I don't know…

What about Michel?

No! Michel's with the police too, you know?

He's been training to be a private guard for a while now,

but he's also doing stuff on the side…

And this Gildásio too…

Is Michel really with the police?

He is, but I only said the strictly necessary to him,

said I needed someone who knew the deal at Villa Lunas and all…

and then he told me about his guy…

It sucks.

Nine cases of death by Yellow Fever have been confirmed.

The state of Minas Gerais has increased vaccination

initiatives this Saturday.

Health centers in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte,

opened to immunize the population.

They were on their day off when they...

- Good afternoon, Argemiro. - Hey, Vandinho.

How's the movement at the store been?

Normal.

You probably know what this is about, right?

Hmm.

You don't know?

I can imagine, but no, I don't think I know.

So you don't know?

I'm sorry to inform you that your brother took a shot to the head...

Alright?

This was yesterday afternoon, he…

he couldn't resist and passed away immediately, but rest assured…

Now I go, right? You keep telling me what to do…

Come on, turn, Ana, don't accelerate,

go slow…

Here, don't step on it as much, okay?

Step lighter.

”Easy”, you know, it never really is, right?

Just now, last trip

There was a boy was on his mom's lap like bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce.

You see where it's going, right? Threw right up…

And you know who cleaned it? Me…

- Fagundes there is no help at all. - Really?

Trip was over, he got off, got his coffee

and I just stood there scrubbing and cleaning.

It's because of shit like this that I'm taking off.

- What do you mean, Ana? - “What do I mean”? “What do I mean” …

Means I quit, son.

But Ana, you shouldn't have done that, quitting?

You're gonna lose all your rights.

Whatever, man, I can't take this anymore, this life is not for me…

When we were on the way there it was still kinda nice.

Got downtown, everybody was running around, there was movement.

A sort of adrenaline I had of getting off there and never coming back…

And I just stood on your spot…

And the bus came back where?

To Laguna, back and forth. Three years riding that thing…

Back, forth, back, forth.

And life just passing by the window…

It's the end of the line, man.

The end of the line…

Geez, Ana, you're trippin'...

Nah, man…

You're the one missing out.

Just staying there, waiting for time to goes by.

Yeah…

- Sup, Miro? How goes it? - Sup.

Nice bike you got there!

Hey… That's messed up what happened with your brother, man.

I feel for you…

Bummer shit.

He messed with the wrong people, right?

Yeah, but he screwed up too, you know.

There's no screw up, Marquim, I know it was your heater, man.

Hey, dawg, so it's my fault now?

I gave your brother protection, shit went wrong…

That's life, right?

Doesn't have to be.

Well, so how then, dawg?

Payroll, full bus, boss fucking you over?

At least I can sleep with both eyes shut.

Miro, Miro…

Come on, you know your brother…

He was a screw up too, right?

The streets are mean, a junior will fall, drop like a fly…

Hey, Miro, for real.

I saw you, I came here, you know?

I respect you, I respect your mother, your brother.

I came here to say I was sorry, we've known each other forever.

You hang in there, dawg.

Open your eyes, Marquim. Some day shit's gonna hit the fan, man.

I'm sending half the money now and…

The other half I'm gonna take with me, I'll give it to you when I get there.

Yeah, mom, I said I would.

Jesus! I said I would and I will.

Is she there? Let me talk to her…

No, no, it's fine then, it's fine.

Just let her know I'm coming and I sent her a kiss.

Okay.

Okay then, I'll send it on Monday.

Oh, that's so nice…

Alright.

Alright…

Alright…

I'll see you soon.

Kisses.

Love you too. Bye.

First time I took the wheel I was twelve, Marquim.

- For real? - Twelve…

A blue wagon, looked like Scooby Doo's.

Wow…

I woke up early, like 5 AM…

I seized the fact that everybody was sleeping, got in the car,

turned it on and just took off.

- Shit, for real, you just did it? - For real, I did.

You're insane.

Then of course the motor died on me in a couple of blocks.

Then it was a big mess, my mom's neighbor saw me.

- He went running off to tell her. - Well, it figures…

I took such a beating, just took it, took it,

but let me tell you, that was the happiest I've ever been.

Man, I remember the moment I sat at the wheel,

it looked like this,

you know, like I was in a BMW.

- Wheel like this… - Yeah! I felt like a mad queen.

Like I was flying an airplane.

See, you could have chosen a simpler car to start, right?

A goddamn wagon?

Oh, that wagon was so gorgeous, you know? My Goodness…

I dig that look for ya. Kind of a redneck.

Fuck off, man. What the fuck? Leave me be.

Ana's gonna love it…

Excuse me.

- So? Ready? - What's with the transformation?

- Well, I'm fierce, Selma. - Dang…

Never felt this powerful.

- You look really hot. - Thank you. Shall we?

- Did you see this, Marquim? - Looks good.

Good?

Well…

When we get to Lagoa Santa,

at the town’s entrance, I'll hand the car over to you.

- Okay? - Yeah.

- You can really drive now, right? - Yes.

- Yes. I'm totally ready. - For real?

Got the map memorized… Let's do it!

It's a short way, but you can't make a single mistake.

- Okay. No mistakes, Selma. - Not a single one.

- No way, Ana, understand? - Yeah.

There's no turning back now.

No mistakes either.

Here, this is yours.

Now I'll be brief

and I want you to pay attention to every word I'm saying.

From now until we leave the condo,

the only person who opens their mouth is Ana.

Her alone. Got it?

Not another word, Marquim. Not one.

And I'll repeat myself.

This fucking condo we're about to go into

has the best fucking surveillance system there is.

Almost foolproof.

Almost!

And it's our job now to show it's “almost”.

Marquim, you'll be back inside the trunk.

There's a piece of cloth there and you can cover yourself up.

That's in case the doorman's

suspicious and wants to check the car out.

But that's not gonna happen, Lord be with us.

Now it's time to turn off our cell phones and put them in here.

Check if there's no alarm set.

- Is it off? - Yes.

- Off? - Yep.

Alright.

Now here's the deal:

After we get in, you'll take this larger road

for one, two, three blocks, turn left on the fourth corner.

- Yeah. - And stop right there.

I've gone through this map many times in my head.

- I know it by heart. - This curve.

This is the only blind spot in the surveillance system here.

The only one. Gildásio said the bikers, the guards,

they have to pass by here every seven minutes.

They have a sensor that lets their quarters know when they go by places.

That's the time we have, seven minutes.

Not a second longer.

This is our math: we have a minute and a half to get in

and a minute and a half to get out, from the house to the car.

We have three and a half minutes to clean the house

and thirty seconds to get in the car and hit the road.

We're in your hands now.

Do you know how serious that is?

I do.

So tell me, say it, be chill.

What's your line when you get to the entrance?

Yeah? What did you say there?

I just said... Just 'cause I'm a doorman

- you think I can't speak French? - Is that really French?

It sounds funny, huh? It was a sort of sound…

Deeper, right?

Boy, that's funny.

But hey, have you really been in Belgium?

- I was born there, man. - For real?

I just find it so funny that… Wait, hold on.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- Paulo Craesmayer, please. - Dr. Paulo Craesmayer?

Yes.

You must be joking you're gonna intercom at this hour, right?

Don't you get it, honey?

- It's just company rules… - I know what you're gonna say.

He's married, two kids, a labrador

And even gets you expensive Christmas cookies, am I right?

Well, yeah…

I know this, darling, way before you did.

It's just… I really have to…

What I want you to know is that I'm here, at two in the morning,

with him waiting for me at Zurich Avenue

and that I'm dying for him to fuck me for just five minutes

and then go back to my husband.

You're not gonna want to intercom his house to say that now, are you?

It's alright if you do, I'll be waiting.

It's just it's… It's the…

Only five minutes, right?

Look, here's what you do, go straight ahead, take a turn at the first…

I know the way, darling, thank you very much.

Here…

What did you take? You didn't take anything, man!

Get over there.

Fuck. Let's hit it.

- What now, Selma? Should I take off? - Hold on… Hold on.

- Is there a problem? - No, just checking.

Oh, everything's fine. You may go. Thank you.

- Okay. Have a good one. - You too.

- What now, Selma? Can I stop? - No, no, no, no. Keep going.

Keep going and we'll switch further on.

Oh, I just can't believe it worked.

Let me just turn on the radio real quick just to relax…

Babe, you were amazing. Damn!

Shit!

My head hurts… So fucking tense.

- I'm so thirsty. - Man, me too.

We could stop at a gas station.

That convenience store on Cristiano Machado.

What do you mean, stop?

I'm finding a safe place to drop you off and I'm leaving.

Hey, we're not even gonna have a beer to celebrate? What's up with that?

You know what?

For real?

I think this is the last time we're gonna see each other.

What do you mean by that?

Are you trippin’, “last time”?

What are you talking about?

I got in this to hit the jackpot, man.

- Well, but we did… Here, see?! - We did.

But I've had enough of this jobs. Nah!

I want to settle down now, that's what.

But… what about us, Selma?

No, I got plenty for you two.

You could start a life with this dough.

No, it's not about that, man.

Damn!

When we make love

I've shed so many tears listening to that song, you know?

Do you really

Care for me?

You'll say

It's forever

Is this love

Or a sweet lie?

Oooh, baby

But when you're alone

You're crazy in love

Rolling in bed

Calling my name

I don't want to touch you Oh, baby

And playing your game's Gonna drive me crazy

I know you think You'll have your way with love

A shattered heart and Unbroken pride

To love like this

Never saying goodbye

Is no longer

The big surprise

To live like this

Crazy in love

What the fuck is this?

That son of a bitch…

Stay there…

- Hold on, Gil! - Calm down, Michel.

Come here.

Stay low.

Just give me the stuff. Nevermind hiding, I can see you.

Marquim, tell the girl to lay on the ground, man.

Show us your face and it'll be easier.

It'll be worse if I have to go back there.

Take it easy, Gil.

- This is all mine, man. - Watch out, fatty!

What up, yo.

Shit's gone bad here.

Yeah, man. Fatty's dropped…

Hey, Marquim, let it go, man.

No, dude, what the fuck?!

Let it go, man! What's up with that, Marquim?

- Come with me to figure this out. - I ain't going nowhere, you nuts?

- No, I can't leave it. - I have my grandma to take care of.

I'm gonna get a job. My grandma got me a job.

I'm working now, bro.

Hey, Marquim, shit's tough now, kid.

Can't just slack around anymore, son.

Imma blow this motherfucker's brains out.

Boy, you don't know what jail is like, man.

You have no idea what it's like. You don't.

I'm taking off, man. My bus leaves at nine.

Faith.

Alright. God be with you.