''Pacto de Sangue'' () is a Brazilian

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television series created by Lucas Vivo and produced by Intro Pictures loosely based on the real-life story of

Wallace Souza Wallace Souza (12 August 1958 – 27 July 2010) was a Brazilian television presenter and politician. He was an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas until his expulsion in October 2009. Souza was commonly known for presenting ...

, a Brazilian TV personality from Amazonas, who was accused of ordering a series of murders to improve the ratings of his crime show. The first season, of eight episodes, was shown on

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in Brazil from August 2018, and on

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in some countries from October 2018.

Plot

Silas Campello is an ambitious and charismatic TV reporter who becomes a famous police program presenter and one of the most powerful names in the state of

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. However, to achieve this fame he was able to go through the most devious paths. With the help of his brother Edinho, he maintains alliances with criminals where he ordered murders to be able to display them on television, further increasing his audience.

Cast and characters

Guilherme Fontes Guilherme Machado Cardoso Fontes (born January 8, 1967) is a Brazilian actor and director. Filmography As a movie actor * 1986 - A Cor do Seu Destino .... Paulo * 1987 - Um Trem para as Estrelas ... Vinicius * 1988 - Dedé Mamata .... Dedé * 20 ...

as Silas Campello * Ravel Cabral as Roberto Moreira * André Ramiro as Soares *

Jonathan Haagensen Jonathan Haagensen Cerqueira (born February 23, 1983) is a Brazilian actor, model, and singer. Life and career A resident of the Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro, Vidigal community since his birth, he has Norway, Norwegian ancestry from his father, who h ...

as Trucco *

Adriano Garib Adriano Garib (born 31 January 1965) is a Brazilian actor, journalist and songwriter. Selected television *''Salsa e Merengue'' (1996–97) *''A Lua Me Disse'' (2005) *''Duas Caras'' (2007–08) *''Insensato Coração'' (2011) *''Vidas em Jogo'' ...

as Edinho *

Mel Lisboa Mel Lisboa Alves (born 17 January 1982) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Lisboa was born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. She is the daughter of the astrologer Cláudia Lisboa Alves and the musician Bebeto Alves. She studied cinema at th ...

as Gringa *

Paulo Miklos Paulo Roberto de Souza Miklos (known as Paulo Miklos , born on January 21, 1959) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, musician and actor. He is best known for his tenure with the band Titãs, in which he was a vocalist, guitarist and occasional ...

as Mauro Caceres * Fúlvio Stefanini as Simão * Gracindo Júnior as Amaral * Cristina Lago as Renata * Mika Guluzian as Mari Campello * Sílvio Restiffe as Milton * Adriano Bolshi as Batista * Daniel Torres as Sacerdote * Guilherme Rodio as Osmir

Episodes

References

External links

* {{Official, http://www.spacego.tv.br/pactodesangue/ 2018 Brazilian television series debuts 2010s Brazilian television series Brazilian crime television series Brazilian drama television series Portuguese-language television shows Television series based on actual events Television shows set in Belém