The Best Episodes of City of Men Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(63 votes)

   #1 - A Coroa do Imperador

   S1:E110/15/2002

   Laranjinha and Acerola have the opportunity to go on a field trip with their history class. The only catch is that they need to come up with $6.50 for the trip. Soon the boys are hatching a dangerous plot to come up with the money.

   Director:César Charlone

   Writers:Jorge Furtado, César Charlone, Fernando Meirelles

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   Director:César Charlone

   Writers:Jorge Furtado, César Charlone, Fernando Meirelles
2. 

   7.4/10(50 votes)

   #2 - O Cunhado do Cara

   S1:E210/16/2002

   Acerola's sister begins to have a relationship with the local drug dealer and that's when he finds that more and more people respect him. However, problems in the relationship cause things to take a bad turn.

   Directors:Paulo Lins, Kátia Lund

   Writers:Kátia Lund, Paulo Lins

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   Directors:Paulo Lins, Kátia Lund

   Writers:Kátia Lund, Paulo Lins
3. 

   7.5/10(44 votes)

   #3 - Correio

   S1:E310/17/2002

   Laranjinha and Acerola start work as mailmen, as they are told to by the local drug barons.

   Directors:Paulo Lins, Kátia Lund

   Writers:Kátia Lund, Paulo Lins

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   Directors:Paulo Lins, Kátia Lund

   Writers:Kátia Lund, Paulo Lins
4. 

   7.5/10(61 votes)

   #4 - Uólace e João Vitor

   S1:E410/18/2002

   Laranjinha is poor and about to starve while João Vitor is a middle-class kid living in an apartment in front of Laranjinha's favela. This episode shows the similarity between the two boys.

   Directors:Fernando Meirelles, Regina Casé

   Writers:Regina Casé, Guel Arraes, Jorge Furtado, Fernando Meirelles

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   Directors:Fernando Meirelles, Regina Casé

   Writers:Regina Casé, Guel Arraes, Jorge Furtado, Fernando Meirelles