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Set against the backdrop of Brazil's Amazon, the narrative explores the grim reality of femicide while highlighting the strength and resilience of women. A young lawyer, fleeing an abusive relationship, takes a job in Cruzeiro do Sul, where she encounters local prosecutor Carla and Marcos, an indigenous man. As she investigates the alarming violence against women, she confronts issues of racism, patriarchy, and environmental destruction. Through ayahuasca rituals, she connects with vengeful warrior spirits and uncovers truths about her mother's mysterious death.

A dead pilot and a kilo of cocaine are found by our hero in the wreck of a small plane. Pressured by a Bolivian drug gang our man agrees to give up the body of the pilot to his family for serious money. Only he doesn't have the body so someone else's will have to do. Or so he thinks.

Maiquel, a former contract killer and fugitive for a decade, seeks to reconnect with his estranged family after inheriting a house and savings from his late aunt. His journey begins as he searches for his girlfriend Erica and their daughter, who vanished with an evangelical pastor.

A successful and renowned conductor of a major symphony orchestra in Sao Paulo is married to a beautiful and talented violinist, close to thirty years his junior. But his happiness is undermined by two fears: that he will never wholly share her life because, unlike her, he is not Jewish; and that she will be unfaithful to him. Jealousy -- beyond the reach of reason -- haunts his every moment, gnawing at his trust, his love, and ultimately his sanity. Black Waltz opens a fascinating and harrowing window into a mind bordering on paranoia and psychosis. -- Back cover.

In Rio de Janeiro's hillside slums, 11-year-old Kingie learns valuable lessons about drug trafficking while working as a lookout. As he matures, he understands that survival requires vigilance not only of others but also of oneself.