“Sintonia” is a Brazilian crime drama television series that was created by Felipe Braga and KondZilla and premiered on Netflix on August 9, 2019. Set in a São Paulo favela, the series revolves around the lives of three teenagers who strive to achieve their dreams while navigating the complexities of friendship amidst a backdrop of music, drugs, and religion.
“Sintonia” is a highly stylish series that exudes realism and, above all, a strong sense of personality. It does not aim to please everyone, as it presents a raw depiction of life in Brazil and offers a daring glimpse into the lives of its people, with their unique stories and bold experiences.
This series is filled with music, rhythm, and ambition, making it an undeniable success.
Sintonia
The show features a talented cast including Bruna Mascarenhas as Rita, Christian Malheiros as Nando, and Jottapê as Mc Doni. Additional cast members include Douglas Silva,...
“Sintonia” is a highly stylish series that exudes realism and, above all, a strong sense of personality. It does not aim to please everyone, as it presents a raw depiction of life in Brazil and offers a daring glimpse into the lives of its people, with their unique stories and bold experiences.
This series is filled with music, rhythm, and ambition, making it an undeniable success.
Sintonia
The show features a talented cast including Bruna Mascarenhas as Rita, Christian Malheiros as Nando, and Jottapê as Mc Doni. Additional cast members include Douglas Silva,...
- 7/25/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Rio De Janeiro — In Brazil, where the majority of the population are of African origin, persons of color are traditionally under-represented on above-the-line TV and film production. This, however, is gradually changing.
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
For the past years, Poc talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector.
The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (Apan).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Marcelo Cajueiro
- Variety Film + TV
The creators of Netflix’s “Sintonia,” one of South America’s biggest streaming show hits, KondZilla and Lb Entertainment (formerly Losbragas), are re-teaming to co-produce a slate of series.
Ending speculation on what is next for KondZilla, a YouTube phenomenon and Lb, both based out of São Paulo, the three series – “After the End,” “A Close Call” and “South” – look set to broaden the partners’ compass from “Sintonia,” the coming of age story of three friends set against the crime and vibrant culture of São Paulo outskirts life, its gangs, thriving music scene, religion and sense of community.
The new series come in at such themes from novel angles, changing the setting or expanding the canvas of favela culture to take in a penitentiary-set drama and a string of major metropoli in the Southern Hemisphere.
The project announcement comes just after Konrad Dantas – KondZilla – delivered a keynote at this week’s Rio2C,...
Ending speculation on what is next for KondZilla, a YouTube phenomenon and Lb, both based out of São Paulo, the three series – “After the End,” “A Close Call” and “South” – look set to broaden the partners’ compass from “Sintonia,” the coming of age story of three friends set against the crime and vibrant culture of São Paulo outskirts life, its gangs, thriving music scene, religion and sense of community.
The new series come in at such themes from novel angles, changing the setting or expanding the canvas of favela culture to take in a penitentiary-set drama and a string of major metropoli in the Southern Hemisphere.
The project announcement comes just after Konrad Dantas – KondZilla – delivered a keynote at this week’s Rio2C,...
- 4/14/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
If you know one thing about Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” it’s that the single borrows from both rap and country. But in recent months, artists have been drawing less obvious connections between the runaway hit and styles of music from around the world.
Take afrobeats producer DJ Tunez, who segued from Nigerian pop to “Old Town Road” at a Burna Boy show in Brooklyn earlier this month — no one batted an eye. The Brazilian artists Mc Jottapê, Mc M10, and DJ Rd released “Sentou e Gostou,...
Take afrobeats producer DJ Tunez, who segued from Nigerian pop to “Old Town Road” at a Burna Boy show in Brooklyn earlier this month — no one batted an eye. The Brazilian artists Mc Jottapê, Mc M10, and DJ Rd released “Sentou e Gostou,...
- 8/8/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
Is Netflix too square, or too costly, for most young Brazilians? Or just not the place where they’d ever sample cool Brazilian content?
The U.S. streaming giant may soon find out. Simply put, its latest Brazilian series, “Sintonia,” launched globally Aug. 9, can be seen as an acid test of Netflix’s ability to leverage original series in order to grow its audience outside the U.S. in a core demographic: Young adults.
As established players, especially in Europe, target more mature audiences, Netflix’s future, identity and part subscriber appeal as a company depends to an extent on such success.
Already, six of the Netflix’s 15 Brazilian Original Series broadly target the Ya crowd with futuristic, fantasy and horror plays, whether teen dystopian thriller “3%” now in its third season; “Reality Z,” reworking Charlie Brooker’s comedic zombie bloodbath “Dead Set”; or “Boca a Boca,” just announced, a teen contagion thriller.
The U.S. streaming giant may soon find out. Simply put, its latest Brazilian series, “Sintonia,” launched globally Aug. 9, can be seen as an acid test of Netflix’s ability to leverage original series in order to grow its audience outside the U.S. in a core demographic: Young adults.
As established players, especially in Europe, target more mature audiences, Netflix’s future, identity and part subscriber appeal as a company depends to an extent on such success.
Already, six of the Netflix’s 15 Brazilian Original Series broadly target the Ya crowd with futuristic, fantasy and horror plays, whether teen dystopian thriller “3%” now in its third season; “Reality Z,” reworking Charlie Brooker’s comedic zombie bloodbath “Dead Set”; or “Boca a Boca,” just announced, a teen contagion thriller.
- 8/2/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has once again tapped the digital creator well for a scripted series -- this one set in Brazil.
The previously-announced coming-of-age drama Sintonia was created and directed by YouTube megastar KondZilla, who has the sixth most-subscribed channel in the world, with 50 million fans. KondZilla, whose real name is Konrad Dantas, is best known for directing and producing electronic funk music videos on his Canal KondZilla. Some of the music from his channel will also appear in the series.
Sintonia, which was created by Dantas in partnership with Guilherme Quintella and Felipe Braga and is being produced by Brazilian studio Losbragas, follows three friends growing up in a poverty-stricken town outside of Sao Paulo in pursuit of big dreams. A trailer for the series -- which is set to bow on Aug. 9 -- dropped today. A total of six 40-minute episodes will make up the first season, according to Deadline.
The previously-announced coming-of-age drama Sintonia was created and directed by YouTube megastar KondZilla, who has the sixth most-subscribed channel in the world, with 50 million fans. KondZilla, whose real name is Konrad Dantas, is best known for directing and producing electronic funk music videos on his Canal KondZilla. Some of the music from his channel will also appear in the series.
Sintonia, which was created by Dantas in partnership with Guilherme Quintella and Felipe Braga and is being produced by Brazilian studio Losbragas, follows three friends growing up in a poverty-stricken town outside of Sao Paulo in pursuit of big dreams. A trailer for the series -- which is set to bow on Aug. 9 -- dropped today. A total of six 40-minute episodes will make up the first season, according to Deadline.
- 7/11/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Mc Bin Laden joins Mace and Ckrono on a blistering, emphatic new single titled “Vroom Vrau.” Like many tracks in the speedy Brazilian genre known as baile funk, this one is skeletal and kinetic. The melody is minimal, little more than a shivering organ sound. Forward momentum is everything, and even the sharp repetition of the hook functions as jet fuel, pushing “Vroom Vrau” towards an abrupt, breathless finish.
Mc Bin Laden shot to fame five-ish years ago — Branko, the Lisbon-based DJ who runs the Enchufada label, credits Mc Bin...
Mc Bin Laden shot to fame five-ish years ago — Branko, the Lisbon-based DJ who runs the Enchufada label, credits Mc Bin...
- 2/12/2019
- by Elias Leight
- Rollingstone.com
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