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The violence in its real
In the underworld of the city of São Paulo, there is a real business that is making money for a lot of people: fights. The small wrestling clubs attract many rich men who want to bet their fortunes on illegal disputes between poor men, who have to fight to survive and earn a few bucks.
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Christiano Cochrane Warley Santana Leonardo Miggiorin Elder Torres Maytê Piragibe Guilherme Magon Anna Ludmilla Deto Montenegro Paolla Oliveira Oswaldo Lot Pedro Urizzi Felipe Solari César Brasil Clovis Carbone Rafael Arantes Rodrigo Arijon Bernardo Barreto Giovanna Biotto Giovanna Caner Mara Carvalho Theodoro Cochrane Dannilu Alessandro Delarissa Roberta Dibiase Daniela Galli Jolanda Gentilezza Gui Inacio José Inácio Anna Korby Marco Luque Carolina Mânica Monaliza Marchi Carlos Mello Carlos Miola Michel Nakahara Matheus Prestes Victor Ribeiro Daniel Salve Danielle Sobreira Viviane Thibes Alexandre Tigano Daniela Vidotti
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