Samuel finds himself involved in a scheme of illegal fights to pay off his brother's debt.
Nas Cordas is a miniseries that transports us to the life of Samuel
How far does a person go when subjected to extreme situations imposed by the environment in which he is inserted?
How far would you be willing to go for your family? Samuel sacrificed everything and will have to deal with the consequences.
SAMUEL
Samuel is a 26-year-old boy, tall and dark haired. He is a hardworking, dedicated and responsible boy. He had to adopt a father figure attitude towards his younger brother from an early age, after his parents' car accident 7 years ago. He works full time in a grocery store, earning the minimum wage, which pays the essentials to survive.
He has been boxing for several years under the supervision of a man who has the same fatherly attitude towards him that he has towards his younger brother.
Samuel knows that his brother is involved in drug trafficking, but he does not condemn him for the money to help with the household expenses. On the other hand, he always tries to find him other job opportunities so that Duarte is no longer involved in illegalities.
Samuel is changing his behavior due to illegal fights where there are no rules, contrary to his boxing training. This space without norms leads him to extremism in order to survive, it's kill or be killed. From a person who tries to stay out of trouble, he turns into someone who is swallowed up by life's obstacles. The young man does everything to protect his brother, but he ends up at rock bottom.
O boxe é um passatempo de Samuel
DUARTE
Duarte is Samuel's younger brother. He is 23 years old, tall and dark haired. Unlike his brother, he is not responsible and has been known to get into trouble since high school. From an early age, the brother had to adopt an authoritarian posture to help him with some problems. He started using illegal substances as a teenager, which led him to discover that he could make money selling drugs, as he is always jumping from job to job.
He has been hiding for a few days with the money he has left, as he owes a lot of money to drug dealers, who will go after his older brother.
It will reappear after your brother has paid off the debt. Duarte goes from a person to be saved, to a person who saves his brother from his new addiction.
SÉRGIO
Sérgio has been Samuel's coach since the boy's adolescence. He is a father figure to the two brothers, since the death of their parents, but he has a closer relationship with Samuel. Let him train for free at the gym, as Samuel doesn't have enough money to do so.
He suspects that Duarte is involved in illicit deals, having warned him several times in the past not to get into trouble.
When he discovers the scheme in which Samuel is involved, he tries to help him, but without much success and kicks him out of the gym. Duarte will be an essential element in getting his brother out of his addiction and, therefore, they work together in this mission. Sérgio has an unfortunate outcome helping the young man.
