Acerola und Laranjinha sind Freunde fürs Leben, die in den berüchtigten Favelas von Rio de Janeiro nicht von des jeweils anderen Seite weichen. Dies ändert sich blitzartig, als sie ein Geheimnis aus der Vergangenheit entdecken, das die beiden jungen Erwachsenen entzweit - und das ausgerechnet vor der Kulisse eines Bandenkriegs, der neuerlich Tod und Gewalt in das Armenviertel bringt.
In the slum in Morro da Sinuca, a couple of days before turning eighteen year-old, Laranjinha tells his best friend and also orphan Acerola that he misses his unknown father. Acerola decides to help his needy friend to find his father and they discover that he is in prison convicted for killing a man during a robbery and near to be released on parole. Meanwhile, Acerola's wife and babysitter Cris is invited to work in São Paulo and she sees the chance to raise money to buy a house of her own; she tells Acerola that he must take care of their son Clayton alone for one year. When the owner of the hill and Laranjinha's cousin Madrugadão is betrayed by his right-hand Nefasto, he is expelled from the slum and Laranjinha and Acerola have also to leave the hill. While Madrugadão plots a plan to invade and recover the hill with the support of the gang of the drug lord from Morro do Careca, Acerola and Laranjinha unravel the past of their fathers.
Лучшие друзья — Ацеролла «Туз» и Ларанинья «Уоллес» готовы отпраздновать свое 18-летие. Ацеролла безнадежно пытается найти своего отца, а Ларанинья переживает, что его жена уезжает на работу в другой город, оставляя его одного с маленьким сыном. Но все их мечты и надежды рушатся, когда начинается городская война, друзья оказываются по разные стороны баррикад. Победит ли дружба бессмысленную войну? Смогут ли они забыть прошлое?
Laranjinha e Acerola são dois amigos que cresceram juntos na favela do Morro da Sinuca, no Rio de Janeiro. Acerola só pensa em conhecer outras mulheres. Quer de volta a liberdade precocemente perdida ao assumir, ainda adolescente, esposa e filho. Laranjinha, namorador inveterado que sempre teve as mulheres que quis, sonha com aquilo que nunca teve: um pai.
Laranjinha e Acerola se preparam para ingressar na vida adulta! Aos 18 anos, cada um dos meninos está às voltas com suas próprias questões: filho, mulheres, família, emprego, sonhos e desejos esquecidos são alguns dos temperos dessa aventura que, pra ficar ainda mais emocionante, conta com uma guerra no morro que expulsará os jovens adultos da comunidade. Será que todas essas mudanças serão mesmo definitivas?
