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A subtle adaptation of a classical story of the most greatest Brazilian writer: Machado de Assis. The history is passed in the Rio de Janeiro in full century XIX. The adolescent Inácio lives in Borges house and works like an apprentice. His routine of boredom and alone loneliness is broken in moments that sees the naked arms of the wife's boss. Upon perceiving that is desired by him, passes treat-him with affection. A silent romance and prohibited is told with romance and poetry.
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Marcos, famous goalkeeper who made history in Palmeiras and in the Brazilian NT - with which he was world champion in 2002 -, has a reputation as a saint due to the beautiful defenses he makes in capo. Players, coaches, journalists and fans praise the skills of São Marcos and pay homage to the admirable man and tireless athlete who became an idol.
In 1883, in Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Navy rebelled against the country's government (an episode known as the Navy Revolt). Six months of intense fighting caused incalculable material and human losses. Inside one of the Navy ships, a deserter is captured. The commander punishes the French mercenary with the most unlikely of punishments: the torture of silence.
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