Bruno Gadiol

Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.

Raised by a kind Kaingang family, adventurous young schoolgirl Luz launches a quest with her firefly companion to learn the truth about her roots.

In this coming- of-age series, five friends are reunited after six years without seeing each other. They are entering adulthood and dealing with conflicts of different natures, but common to a generation that is skeptical about the future, relationships and people. Amid reflection on the choices and the destiny they have decided upon for their lives, together they feel stronger to face what is to come.

Unhappy at work and in her personal life, Anita discovers a way to travel back to age 15. What will she change in her past?

In 2022, police officer Rubens Filho abandons his uniform and roams the gay ghettos of Porto Alegre while a serial killer, active in the 1990s, returns to attack, feeling legitimized by hate speech that returns to the public sphere. As the number of victims grows, Rubens must dive deep into the reality of this community. This process forces him to confront his own biases, fears, and internal conflicts while racing against a cruel and invisible enemy.