João was brought up in a culture of racism, and has already done time in jail for killing the cop who murdered his father. Upon release, João heads for Brasília, where a distant cousin from Argentina helps him get a start as a carpenter's apprentice — on the condition that he also accepts a sideline as a drug dealer. When João meets architectural student Maria Lúcia, the daughter of a senator, the two fall madly in love. She wants him to stop dealing, but Jeremiah, João's rival in both love and trafficking, ensures that João has no hope but to stay in the game — and Jeremiah has a horde of crooked cops on his side to help him. Directed by René Sampaio and stars Fabrício Boliveira, Isis Valverde, Felipe Abib. (From Brazil in Portugese) (Crime, Drama, Romance) (2013)
Brazilian Western was broadcast on SBS ONE at Friday 19 February 2021, 15:30. This episode was initially placed on Sunday 3 January 2021.