About this title

Storyline

A doctor volunteers to carry out AIDS prevention work at the largest prison in Latin America, Carandiru, in São Paulo. There he lives with reality behind the bars, which includes violence, overcrowding of cells and poor facilities. But despite all the problems, the doctor soon realizes that the prisoners are not demonic figures, there being in the prison a solidarity, organization and a great will to live.

Country: Brazil

Type: scripted

Status: Ended

Language: Portuguese

Release Date: June 10, 2005

Also Known As: Carandiru, Outras Histórias, Carandiru: The Series

Genres

Company Credits

Production Co: HB Filmes, Rede Globo de Televisão

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2005 | 9 Episodes

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