The 5 best crime documentaries that happened in Brazil

In the last two years, the which took place in Brazil and reached the main streaming platforms. These are cases that have had a huge impact on the country, causing much agitation among the population and further awakening people’s sense of justice, as some of them still remain unsolved today.

Most productions collect testimonies from the main figures involved and some also contain interviews with the defendants in question. Want to know more about these documentaries? Check it out below!

The best crime documentaries that happened in Brazil

1 – Vale o Escrito – A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho

An original Globoplay production, the documentary “Vale o Escrito – A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho” is a substantial dossier. Its content is rich in information and brings together all the nuances of the history of the families that dominate crime and support the Rio Carnival.

Additionally, it features a series of interviews with key survivors of this story. From the ex-wife of a murdered bookworm, to children, journalists and people very important to the outcome of the countless murders that Jogo do Bicho still collects today.

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2 – Priscilla returns

The “Volta Priscila” series, released on September 25, 2024, is a case of investigation, as there is no crime linked to the story. In this way, the documentary addresses hypotheses about possible crimes that could have happened with the protagonist: Priscila Belfort.

Produced by Disney+, the documentary tells the story of the disappearance of the sister of the fighter Victor Belfort, which had a lot of media impact in 2004. The production raises doubts about the investigation conducted at the time, since according to some evidence, very important information in the case was discarded.

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3 – The invisible victim: the Eliza Samudio case

The crime involving the then Flamengo goalkeeper, Bruno Fernandes, in 2010 shocked the country with the many perversities linked to the murder of Eliza Samudio. The model, who had the doorman’s son, was allegedly cruelly murdered on his orders, but to this day the police have failed to locate the victim’s body.

However, the main objective of the story told in the documentary is to give voice to this victim so despised by public bodies of the time. After all, the production shows that the young woman was threatened several times, but none of them were actually listened to.

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4 – Isabella: the Nardoni case

Released by Netflix in August 2023, the documentary series “Isabella: the Nardoni case” recalls the story of the murder of a five-year-old girl, whose convicted culprits are her father and stepmother. The crime that occurred in 2008 is taken up again in the production from the point of view of the book “The worst of crimes – The story of the murder of Isabella Nardoni”, by the journalist Rogério Pagnan.

Although the case has already received wide publicity in the media, the documentary contains clips of accounts of the crime and previously unpublished interviews with witnesses, family members and professionals involved. Additionally, the film features more than 5,000 archival photographic items from the media and family collection.

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5 – Brutal Pact – The murder of Daniella Perez

Released on HBO Max in July 2022, the documentary commemorates the sad murder of actress Daniella Perez, daughter of author Glória Perez. The actress was murdered in 1992 by her colleague, the actor Guilherme de Pádua. The crime is more than 30 years old and still involves mysteries and strange events today.

To give you an idea, after serving his sentence, the former convicted murderer declared that he repented, became a pastor, got married and belonged to the Lagoinha Baptist Church, which is well known among celebrities. However, in November 2022, four months after the documentary’s release, he died at home due to a heart attack.

According to actor Raul Gazolla, husband of Daniella Perez at the time of the crime, the documentary served as a “death penalty” for Guilherme de Pádua. Moreover, there is the hypothesis that Guilherme would not have resisted the pressure after the repercussions of the production. In addition to deleting his Instagram profile, the former convicted murderer had to abandon his job as a prison pastor after the release of the series.

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