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Vale o Escrito: A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho

Vale o Escrito: A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho

★ 8.6/10•2023•16•Documentary
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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.

Gian Carlo Bellotti · Director

Ricardo Calil · Director

Fellipe Awi · Director

StatusEnded
LanguagePT
First Air DateOct 31, 2023

Episodes

Episode 1 - Miro Garcia e Capitão Guimarães: Os Poderosos PatronosE159m

Miro Garcia e Capitão Guimarães: Os Poderosos Patronos

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 2 - Maninho Garcia: O Rei do RioE259m

Maninho Garcia: O Rei do Rio

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 3 - Shanna e Tamara Garcia: A Guerra das GêmeasE350m

Shanna e Tamara Garcia: A Guerra das Gêmeas

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 4 - Bernardo Bello: Um Forasteiro No PoderE455m

Bernardo Bello: Um Forasteiro No Poder

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 5 - Adriano da Nóbrega: O Sócio FantasmaE556m

Adriano da Nóbrega: O Sócio Fantasma

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 6 - Rogério Andrade: Tiro, Porrada e BombaE648m

Rogério Andrade: Tiro, Porrada e Bomba

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.

Oct 31, 2023

Episode 7 - Nova Cúpula: Uma Revolução No BichoE749m

Nova Cúpula: Uma Revolução No Bicho

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.

Oct 31, 2023

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