''Invisible City'' ( pt, Cidade Invisível) is a Brazilian

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series created by

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. It is based on a story co-developed by the screenwriters and best-selling authors

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and Carolina Munhóz. It stars

Marco Pigossi Marco Fábio Maldonado Pigossi (born 1 February 1989) is a Brazilian actor and producer. He is known for playing Dylan on the Australian television series ''Tidelands,'' and for playing Eric in the Brazilian series '' Invisible City''. Career P ...

as Eric, an environmental police officer who uncovers a hidden world of mythological entities from Brazilian folklore, as he searches for a connection between his wife's death and the mysterious appearance of a dead

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on a beach in

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. The series premiered on

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on February 5, 2021. On March 2, 2021, almost a month after the first season was released, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.

Plot summary

After finding a dead freshwater pink dolphin on a beach in

, detective Eric (

) of the Environmental Police becomes involved in a murder investigation and discovers a world inhabited by mythical entities usually unnoticed by humans. As he investigates mysterious deaths that mirror that of his own wife, Gabriela ( Julia Konrad), it leads him into a community of entities with magical powers. He eventually learns that he himself is a half-entity, and the river dolphin spirit Manaus (Victor Sparapane), whom he found dead as the story began, was his father. Eric and his newfound compatriots learn that Dry Body, the escaped spirit of a dead, vanished

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evildoer, has possessed his daughter, Luna (Manu Dieguez). Dry Body is killing forest entities out of revenge, and is responsible for Gabriela's death. Seeking a stronger host, Dry Body transfers from Luna to Eric and attempts to resume his killing spree. But Eric sacrifices his own life, killing Dry Body, before the evil spirit can kill anyone else. In the final scene, Eric is mysteriously revived; and as the other entities carry him into the forest, it is implied he has been reborn as a full entity.

Cast and characters

Main

as Eric: An environmental detective who discovers the dead body of a pink dolphin and gets involved in finding that there is a connection to the murder of his wife. *

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as Inês / Cuca: The leader of the entities, a witch whose magical powers include being able to enter the minds of others and make them sleep by singing her self-named song. *

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as Iberê / Curupira: A homeless person who is actually an entity that guards and protects Brazilian forests, perceived by his backward feet, flaming head, and high whistles. * Jessica Córes as Camila / Iara: An entity in the form of a beautiful

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who, with her singing voice, lures men to the waters to drown them. * Jimmy London as Tutu / Tapire-iauara: An entity working for Inês who is capable of becoming a

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. *

Wesley Guimarães Wesley Guimarães (born October 7, 1995) is a Brazilian actor. He is known for playing Isac on the Netflix series ''Invisible City''. Career Born in Salvador, Brazil, Wesley found art in 2006 with the volunteer work carried out by Mônica Sa ...

as Isac / Saci: A one-legged mischievous entity who disappears and reappears at will. * Áurea Maranhão as Márcia: Eric's investigative partner in the Environmental Police. * Julia Konrad as Gabriela: Eric's wife and Luna's mother, whose death triggers the series' events. * Thaia Perez as Januária: Eric's grandmother and Luna's great-grandmother. * Manu Dieguez as Luna: Eric and Gabriela's young daughter. *

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as Ciço: A mysterious man living in the Cedar Forest who is aware to the existence of entities.

Recurring

* Victor Sparapane as Manaus / Pink Dolphin: A seductive and captivating entity capable of transforming into a pink dolphin. * Tainá Medina as Fabiana: João's pregnant ex-fiancée. * Samuel de Assis as João: Fabiana's controlling ex-fiancé, who also happens to be Ciço's son. * Rafael Sieg as Ivo: The head of the Environmental Police. * Rubens Caribé as Afonso: The owner of a construction company that owns the Cedar Forest property, who is also the grandson of Antunes. * Eduardo Chagas as Antunes / Dry Body: Afonso's grandfather and former owner of the Cedar Forest who, after being killed by Curupira, becomes an entity in the form of a vengeful, rotten spirit. * Kauã Rodriguez as Baqueta: A street orphan who befriends Isac.

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Reception

''Invisible City'' received mixed to positive reviews.

do not release the audience and review numbers. Nevertheless, according to What's on Netflix, ''Invisible City'' was the most popular TV show on Netflix in Brazil, and ranked top 10 in

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and

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on February 13, 2021. As stated by ''FlixPatrol'', the TV show was placed among the top 10 most popular series in 12 countries on the same day.

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original current series 2021 Brazilian television series debuts Brazilian drama television series Brazilian mystery television series Portuguese-language Netflix original programming Television shows filmed in São Paulo (state) Brazilian folklore Television series based on mythology