''Sintonia'' is a Brazilian

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television series created and directed by Kondzilla that premiered on

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on August 9, 2019. Narrated from the perspectives of the three characters Doni, Nando, and Rita who grew up together, the series follows the interconnectedness of music, drug trafficking and religion in a peripheral neighborhood of

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. The series links to the first order of the criminal organization Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).

Cast and characters

Main

* Christian Malheiros as Luiz Fernando "Nando" Silva * Jottapê as Donizete "Doni" Santana da Costa * Bruna Mascarenhas as Rita

Recurring

* MC M10 as Formiga *

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as Éder * Rosana Maris as Jussara * Danielle Olímpia as Cacau * Julia Yamaguchi as Sheila * Leilah Moreno as MC Dondoka * Júlio Silvério as Jaspion * Jefferson Silvério as Rivaldinho * Fabrício Araújo as Juninho * Vanderlei Bernardino as Mr. Chico * Fernanda Viacava as Sueli * Felipe Vidal as Stephano * Martha Meola as Lucrécia * Cesar Mello as dr Guillermo * Angela Dippe as Pastora Val * Sandrao Rzo as Bada * Paulo Bronks as Torcido * Victoria Rosetti as Heloisa * Adrinno Bolshi as Marcao * Rosa Namaris as Jussara * Ferrnanda Viacava as Pastora Sueli * Tomas Carfi as tono * Bruno Gradiol as Levi

Guest

* Dani Russo as herself * MC Kekel as himself * Ivan Capua as Kiki * Alex Barone as Allan * Hugo Leonadardo as Alex

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2022)

Season 4 (2023)

Production

Conception and development

The producer company Losbragas, who had already produced the comedy series '' Samantha!'' for

, learned of Kondzilla's idea of making a short film about three young teenagers from the

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who wanted to buy expensive sneakers. After negotiations, the idea of the short film turned to a project of a series and the characters gained different goals and a more complex storyline.

Marketing

On June 17, 2019, the teaser trailer for the series was released. The first full trailer was released by

on July 11, 2019. The

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of ''Sintonia'' took place on July 30, 2019, at the Cinemateca Brasileira in

, where the first two episodes were previewed. For the first time in an original production,

released the first episode of ''Sintonia'' on

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as a promotion for the series. The episode became available from August 9, until August 11, 2019, at KondZilla's YouTube channel.

Soundtrack

The music for the series was composed by Tropkillaz's electronic music duo of DJs Zegon and Lauds. The series also features original songs for the character MC Doni (performed by Jottapê) and produced by MC EZ. The soundtrack album was released to music streaming services such as

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, on August 17, 2019.

Reception

Joel Keller from

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described ''Sintonia'' as a "fascinating look at life in São Paulo's favelas, where people are creative and hopeful, despite difficult circumstances."

References

External links

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