# Sintonia (2019)

> Three young people from a São Paulo favela chase music, faith and a way out while the drug trade tightens around them.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/67449

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 32
- Episode runtime: 44 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, crime
- Created by: KondZilla, Felipe Braga
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: JottaPê, Christian Malheiros, Bruna Mascarenhas, Julia Yamaguchi, Leilah Moreno, Jefferson Silvério, Vinícius de Oliveira, Luciano Bortoluzzi
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8165086/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: gritty, melancholic, hopeful, intense

## What critics say

Viewers broadly find the three intertwined storylines of music, drug trafficking and faith in São Paulo gripping and emotionally resonant, with audience ratings rising across seasons despite a mixed overall audience score.

## Synopsis

Sintonia (2019-2025) is a Brazilian crime drama series created by KondZilla and Felipe Braga for Netflix. Told through the perspectives of three young characters in a São Paulo favela, Doni (JottaPê), Nando (Christian Malheiros) and Rita (Bruna Mascarenhas) are driven by a restless hunger to become somebody. Their paths cross through the local drug trade, the pull of gospel music and the church, and the threat of gunfire that hangs over every street corner. Each episode moves between their lives, letting the threads of ambition, friendship and faith gradually converge. The show runs five seasons across thirty-two episodes, building a serialized story in which each choice carries weight. Its tone is gritty and street-level yet tender toward its characters, with moments of melancholy and hope. Set in contemporary São Paulo, it captures the texture of favela life with vivid music and a strong sense of place. Fans of City of God, Narcos and Euphoria will find resonance in its raw urban energy, its youthful characters and its interwoven storytelling.

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