Best Brazilian Crime TV Shows

This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Brazilian Crime TV Shows" contains films with the following parameters. Style: captivating, tense, disturbing, novela, suspenseful and suspense. Plot: investigation, family relations, murder, police officer, uncover truth, female nudity, police, police investigation, gay and criminal. Genre: Crime, Drama and Thriller. Country: Brazil.
Best Brazilian Crime TV Shows
Best Brazilian Crime TV Shows
TOP TV Shows: Impure (2018), Good Morning, Verônica (2020), The Others (2023), Trail of Lies (2013), Criminal Code (2023), Rio Connection (2023), The Next Victim (1995), Rules of the Game (2015), Invisible City (2021), Sintonia (2019), The Party (2014), Reporting for Duty (2023), If I Close My Eyes Now (2018), Maldivas (2022), The Law and the Crime (2009), The Great Gonzalez (2015), Mandrake (2005), Siren's Song (2013), Sins... (2013), Aruanas (2019).

List of Best TV Shows

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 8.2
 827
Impure (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Rio de Janeiro, during the 90's. Evandro dreams about becoming a great businessman, but ends up entering the world of crime and making an empire out of his criminal organization. His business skills and leadership abilities draw the attention ...
Style: captivating, tense, exciting, psychological, disturbing
Plot: favela, police investigation, organized crime, drug, criminal gang, uninhibited rivalry, drug dealer, drug lord, fighting crime, criminal, criminal underworld, police officer ...
Time: 90s
Place: rio de janeiro, bolivia, latin america, paraguay
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Good Morning, Verônica (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: While hunting for a dating-site predator, an underused cop discovers a husband and wife with a horrific secret — and a web of conspiracy hiding it.
Style: suspense, captivating, tense, psychological thriller
Plot: domestic violence, police, suicide, female protagonist, abuse, violence against women, murder mystery, private investigation, female detective, investigation, cold case, family problems ...
Place: sao paulo brazil, sao paulo, brazil, brazil
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 8.2
 740
The Others (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Two neighboring couples are shocked after their teenage children's fight, with absurd consequences. What could be a common misunderstanding grows and reveals the limits and influence of parents in raising children. A modern series about where ...
Style: thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot: relationship problems, brawl, problem, family conflict, relationships, family relations, social issues, social problems, marital argument, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, conflict ...
Place: rio de janeiro
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 6.9
 790
Trail of Lies (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: Trail of Lies is a story of love and ambition centered on Paloma (Paolla Oliveira), who lives in conflict with her family. Secretly adopted, she learns the truth from her conniving brother Félix (Mateus Solano), who wishes to eliminate her at any ...
Style: novela, soap opera, sincere, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: absent father, adoption, family relations, revenge, abandoned baby, dysfunctional family, love, gay father, gay interest, burned alive, sex, ghost ...
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Criminal Code (2023)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: To crack the code of an investigation into a larger-than-life robbery, federal agents need to get creative.
Plot: agent, code, criminal, gunfight, police, thief, burglar, secret, robbery, border, weapons, female nudity ...
Time: year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
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Rio Connection (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: In 1970s Brazil, a Corsican gangster, a Sicilian Capo and a master forger join forces to revolutionize the Mafia in South America. As American and Italian law enforcement close in, the trio must navigate dangerous alliances, shady deals and their ...
Style: tense, serious, captivating, suspenseful
Plot: organized crime, mafia, criminal, fighting crime, escape, criminal gang, criminal as protagonist, criminal underworld, on the lam, criminality, bandit, female nudity ...
Time: 70s
Place: brazil
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The Next Victim (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A young law student starts to work as a detective, decided to uncover the identity behind a series of murders, as well as who is next.
Style: novela, soap opera, neo noir, telenovela
Plot: serial killer, city life, urban, marriage crisis, crime investigation, italian restaurant, cheating, misery, villain, scandal, investigation, pizza ...
Place: sao paulo, brazil
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Rules of the Game (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story: Discussing the limits between good and bad, the plot is set in Rio de Janeiro and tells the story of Romero Rômulo (Alexandre Nero), an ex-politician that has a life less obvious then it seems.
Style: novela, soap opera, suspense, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot: police, hostage, murder, death, crime boss, love, violence, murder investigation, mysterious villain, family relations, mystery killer, partner ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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Invisible City (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: An underground world is inhabited by mythical creatures evolved from a deep lineage of Brazilian folklore. One detective who finds himself caught in a murder investigation that puts him in the middle of a battle between these two worlds.
Style: dark fantasy
Plot: folklore, supernatural, creature, showdown, paranormal investigation, investigation, escapades, supernatural ability, supernatural power, homicide detective, murder investigation, battles ...
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil
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 6.8
 2K
Sintonia (2019)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Told through three different characters' perspectives, the story of Sintonia explores the interconnection of the music, drug traffic, and religion in São Paulo. In the quest to be somebody, many paths will converge.
Style: ironic, entertaining, realistic, emotional
Plot: favela, underage drinking, teenage rebellion, ordinary person, girlfriend, drinking problem, sibling rivalry, youth, teenage life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, alcohol abuse, society ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: sao paulo, brazil, sao paulo brazil, brazil
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 8.1
 272
The Party (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A huge party with guests who are hiding secrets and desires ends with a body floating in the pool: a murder where everyone is a suspect.
Style: suspenseful, tense, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot: murder mystery, family secret, police investigation, murder, investigation, chase, name calling, police officer, death, vengeance, revenge, evidence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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Reporting for Duty (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: When Suzano assumes the role of police chief at a new precinct, the timid newbie will have to prove his mettle to his fearless squad.
Style: captivating, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, detective
Plot: police officer, investigation, satire, workplace, police investigation, changing lives, workplace situations, male female relationship, transgender woman, seductive man, evil child, lgbt ...
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If I Close My Eyes Now (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: In a quiet town, two boys find a woman's mutilated body. After becoming suspects at first and realizing there is a mystery behind that murder, they decide to investigate the case with the help of an enigmatic old man. When a vertiginous spiral ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: investigation, scandal, murder, journalist, cheating wife, gossip, politics, murder investigation, murder mystery, amateur sleuth, crime investigation, escapades ...
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 5.8
 1K
Maldivas (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Liz, a girl from Goiás moves to a capital in Rio de Janeiro to re-encounter her mother, who ends up dying in a mysterious fire. Trying to escape investigator Denilson, she will move among the residents of the Maldivadas condominium.
Style: semi serious, captivating, disturbing, satirical
Plot: female protagonist, new neighbor, satire, neighbor, uncover truth, crime solving, sleuth, nosy neighbor, investigation, neighbor neighbor relationship, crime investigation, gay ...
Place: rio de janeiro
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The Law and the Crime (2009)
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: "A Lei e o Crime" (The Law and the Crime) is a Brazilian serial dramatic television series, created by Marcílio Moraes, produced and broadcast by Rede Record, which premiered on January 9, 2009. The series revolves around a low-class ...
Style: thrilling, tense, captivating
Plot: drug dealer, police, drug, fighting crime, police officer, investigation, organized crime, forensics, police detective, workplace, uncover truth, crime solving ...
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The Great Gonzalez (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: During a children's party, the magical Gonzalez dies after an unsuccessful trick. Drowning, poisoning, accident, murder: all research lines will be followed by the police and everyone is a suspect.
Style: suspenseful, tense, humorous, suspense
Plot: police, police investigation, murder investigation, investigator, police officer, mysterious man, murder, rivalry, death, uncover truth, partners against crime, name calling ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brazil
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 7.9
 363
Mandrake (2005)
Genre: Crime
Country: Brazil
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: Meet Paulo Mandrake, a charismatic defense attorney who finds himself sidetracked by his vices--especially beautiful Brazilian women--while serving as a liaison between his high-end clients and the Rio de Janeiro subculture. Marcos Palmeira stars in ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, suspenseful, captivating, humorous
Plot: lawyer, womanizer, legal investigation, courtroom drama, society, legal, lawyers and clients, counterculture, courtroom, one night stand, blackmail, dating ...
Time: 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, brazil, latin america
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 7.8
 201
Siren's Song (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The mystery surrounding the murder of a seductive and ambitious axé performer during one of her concerts.
Style: suspenseful, psychological, tense, intellectual, suspense ...
Plot: death, murder, mystery killer, lesbian romance, murder investigation, bisexual woman, singer, partner, nude, police officer, vengeance, law enforcement ...
Time: 21st century
Place: northeast brazil, brazil
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 6.5
 31
Sins... (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: The 70's. A new scenario has changed the face of the city's nightlife by combining light, radiance and music: the disco clubs. It is in this context that we follow the life of the Vêneto family. When Michele Vêneto came to Brazil running ...
Style: novela, captivating, disturbing, tense, soap opera
Plot: unhappy marriage, drug, organized crime, family problems, family life, social problems, drug dealer, dysfunctional family, life is a bitch, money problems, drug traffic, dysfunctional marriage ...
Place: rio de janeiro
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 6.9
 265
Aruanas (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Three friends leading a nonprofit organisation investigate environmental crimes in the Amazon involving a major mining company.
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, tense
Plot: activism, environmental activism, deforestation, amazon, journalism, private investigation, environmental issue, environmentalism, environmental activist, environmental destruction, environmentalist, teamwork ...
Place: brazil
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 5.8
 159
Mild Poison (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Suave Veneno is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired on TV Globo in January 18 to September 18, 1999, in time from 21 hours, a total of 209 chapters. It was written by Aguinaldo Silva with help of Angela Carneiro, Maria Helena Nascimento, ...
Style: soap opera, novela, telenovela
Plot: diamonds, obsessive love, unrequited love, infidelity, father son relationship, love triangle, car accident, revenge, father daughter relationship, motel, patriarchy, patriarch ...
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Opposite Lives (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: Opposite Lives tells the story of Miguel (Leo Rosa), a young rich man of a traditional family, and Joana (Maytê Piragibe), a student and tourist guide who lives in a slum. Although dating an elegant and rich fashion designer, Erínia (Lavínia ...
Style: tense, disturbing, exciting, captivating, soap opera ...
Plot: relationship problems, fall in love, romantic obsession, romantic relationship, tragic love, crime boss, slum, relationships, rich and poor, love interest, drug dealer, runaway ...
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Flames of Life (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story: This telenovela is full of secrets. The plot releases love stories, hate, friendship, revenge, friendship, hate and many surprises. The exciting story of Flame of Life shows a love growing interest started in two childhood friends who haven’t ...
Style: novela, soap opera, psychotronic, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: revenge, mystery killer, chase, mental illness, family relations, psychopath, murder, death, infidelity, pedophilia, prostitute, overdose ...
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Dom (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A father who never stopped fighting against drugs. A son who never stopped using them. Two sides of the same coin. Victor is a cop who has fought all his life to curb cocaine trafficking. His son is a drug addict who has become one of the most ...
Style: suspense, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, tense ...
Plot: war on drugs, sex, drug cartel, favela, criminal, drug traffic, drug, father son relationship, cocaine, father son estrangement, relationship problems, estranged father ...
Time: 70s, 90s
Place: rio de janeiro, northeast brazil, brazil
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Killer Vacation (2023)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a group of friends who are athletes in a sports club and, at the end of the year of competitions, are preparing to go on to study at different universities. Celebrating the end of the cycle, they agree to spend their last vacation ...
Style: teen horror
Plot: female nudity, teenage boy, erotica, male nudity, gay erotica, male star appears nude, male male relationship, lgbt, bisexual man, teenage sexuality, gay sex, bisexuality ...
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 6.3
 125
Pega Pega (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A romantic comedy about a robbery in a luxurious Rio de Janeiro hotel and the repercussions this event has on the lives of each person involved.
Style: novela, sincere, romantic, captivating, serious ...
Plot: friendship, ambition, heiress, family relations, hotel, love affair, love and romance, mother son relationship, theft, teenager, police, innocence ...
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 8.0
 37K
The Mechanism (2018)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: A scandal erupts in Brazil during an investigation of alleged government corruption via oil and construction companies. Loosely inspired by true events.
Style: tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, political ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: investigation, corruption, border, society, dishonesty, good versus evil, rivalry, danger, nordic, right wing, villain, police officer ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s
Place: brazil, sao paulo brazil, rio de janeiro
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 7.5
 337
Edge of Desire (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A young man falls for a seductive, confident woman who performs as a mermaid, and actually believes to be one.
Style: novela, soap opera, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: professional wrestling, police, police officer, female antagonist, female fighter, criminal, female protagonist, strong female lead, ambition, direction and purpose, ambitious woman, multiple storylines ...
Time: 2010s
Place: brazil, rio de janeiro
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 9.0
 731
Above Justice (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Four ordinary people under arrest in one single night in different stories of crime, justice and revenge that will intertwine and forever haunt the lives of those involved.
Style: bleak, rough, disturbing, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot: justice, revenge, murder, infidelity, sex scene, female nudity, cheating girlfriend, life, life is a bitch, vigilantism, prison
Place: northeast brazil
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Brazil Avenue (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s destiny and lead her to seek revenge.
Style: novela, serious, captivating, realistic, soap opera ...
Plot: revenge, love triangle, femme fatale, female protagonist, betrayal, danger, rivalry, step parent, dishonesty, hidden identity, righting the wronged, false identity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: rio de janeiro, latin america, brazil
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