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Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.

Top Cast

  • Cleo

    Cleo

    Cecília

  • Leonardo Machado

    Leonardo Machado

    Leonel Brizola

  • Fernando Alves Pinto

    Fernando Alves Pinto

    Luis Carlos

  • José Henrique Ligabue

    José Henrique Ligabue

    Tonho

  • Letícia Sabatella

    Letícia Sabatella

    Blanca

  • Sapiran Brito

    Sapiran Brito

    Brizola em 2004

  • Paulo César Peréio

    Paulo César Peréio

    Radialista

  • Fábio Rangel

    Fábio Rangel

    Jango

  • Roberto Oliveira

    Roberto Oliveira

    Coronel Machado Lopes

Overview

Brazil, 1961. In the underground of the Piratini Palace, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Leonel Brizola, awaits a bombing by the Brazilian armed forces. The country is on the verge of a civil war, following the resignation of president Jânio Quadros and the movement to keep vice-president João Goulart from taking office. Using the radio transmitter from his improvised bunker, Brizola sets up the Legality movement, to ensure Goulart's right to the presidential chair. Caught in the crossfire, two brothers who are in love with the same woman unite to fight alongside Brizola.

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