Scripted series · Netflix
Sintonia
Rewrite your future.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jottapê
Doni
32 eps
Christian Malheiros
Nando
32 eps
Bruna Mascarenhas
Rita
32 eps
Leilah Moreno
Dondoka
32 eps
Jefferson Silvério
Rivaldo
32 eps
Julia Yamaguchi
Scheyla
32 eps
Vinícius de Oliveira
Éder
32 eps
Yumarie Morales
Rita
32 eps
Lorena Jorge
Scheyla
32 eps
Luciano Bortoluzzi
Pastor Leopoldo
32 eps
Danielle Olímpia
Cacau
12 eps
Isabella Daneluz
Rita (jovem)
32 eps
Martha Meola
Lucrécia/Tia Lú
12 eps
Gisele Lima
Luciete
6 eps
Eli Carmo
Fisioterapeuta
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Sintonia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Sintonia reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20196 episodes
8.2IMDbThree friends living in the same São Paulo favela pursue their dreams while maintaining their friendship, amid a world of music, drugs and injustice.
Best episode · S01E06 Moving to the Same Beat
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20216 episodes
9.4IMDbMonths later, Rita, Nando and Doni remain close. But as the trio embraces new paths, can they continue to thrive while staying true to their roots?
Best episode · S02E03 If We Get Together Tonight, It's Gonna Be Lit
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20226 episodes
8.4IMDbAs Doni frets over the price of fame, Rita contemplates a new career and Nando reflects on his chosen path. The stakes are now higher than ever.
Best episode · S03E05 Escape Route
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20238 episodes
9.3IMDbAfter a life-changing event, Nando, Rita and Doni are forced to go separate ways. Can their friendship — and relationships — survive it all?
Best episode · S04E04 Female prison
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
20256 episodes
9.5IMDbAs Doni, Nando and Rita face new moral dilemmas as adults, will their convictions alter their paths, or is friendship stronger than what divides them?
Best episode · S05E06 End of Story
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E03
If We Get Together Tonight, It's Gonna Be Lit
Doni looks for a killer collaboration. With the local church in need of repairs, Rita and Levi raise funds. Badá pushes Nando to find the snitch.
S05E03
Sinner or Saint?
Scheyla receives a life-changing call. As sorrow spreads across Vila Áurea, some find solace in art and shared memories, while others scheme in secrecy.
S04E06
Mad dog
Cleyton faces one difficulty after another as a delivery man. Doni discovers a new career after a hip-hop battle. Scheyla receives visits on Mother's Day.
S04E04
Female prison
Rita goes to visit Scheyla in prison and receives an offer that could change her life. Nando goes after new leads and Doni finds a way to pay the bills.
S04E08
The delivery
Rita and Nando open up to each other after their attempted jail break. Old friends and loved ones are reconciled at the expense of some sacrifices.
S02E02
Different Worlds
The block party causes controversy in Vila Áurea, prompting Nando and his men to step in. Doni crushes on an influencer. Rita meets the pastor's son.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E03
Sinner or Saint?
S05E05
A Case in Point
S05E01
Shocking Surprises
S05E02
What Comes Around Goes Around
S05E04
Ghosts from the Past
S05E06
End of Story
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jason GeorgeExecutive Producer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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