

Overview
The series portrays the daily lives of prisoners inside what was the largest prison complex in Latin America, Carandiru. Based on accounts by physician Dráuzio Varella, each episode shows events in the lives of the inmates before and after entering prison. The doctor does AIDS prevention work in the prison and encounters stories of violence and solidarity. He witnesses a harsh reality: overcrowded cells and precarious facilities.
Cast
16Open an episode for ages at its air date.
- TMDB ID
- 88560 ↗
- First aired
- 2005-06-10
- Last aired
- 2005-08-12
- Status
- Ended
- Episode runtime
- 34 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Creators
- Dráuzio Varella
- Countries
- BR
- Languages
- Portuguese
Family guidance
Age ratings
—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)
—Not rated in Spain (ES)
—Not rated in France (FR)
—Not rated in United States of America (US)
—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)
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All regional certifications (1)
16Brazil (BR)
Content suitable for viewers over the age of 16.
















