Justiça

Justiça (English title: Above Justice) is a Brazilian television series created by Manuela Dias. Its first season aired on Rede Globo from 22 August to 23 September 2016 at 11 pm. It was written by Manuela Dias, co-written by Mariana Mesquita, Lucas Paraizo and Roberto Vitorino, and it was directed by Isabella Teixeira, Luísa Lima, Marcus Figueiredo and Walter Carvalho, with general and artistic direction by José Luiz Villamarim.

The first season is set initially in 2009 and then in 2016 in Recife, each weekly episode follows one of four different set of characters whose stories are interconnected. It stars Adriana Esteves, Julia Dalavia, Marina Ruy Barbosa, Drica Moraes, Antônio Calloni, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Cauã Reymond, Marjorie Estiano, Luisa Arraes, Jéssica Ellen, Jesuíta Barbosa and Débora Bloch at the main roles.

In Brazil, Justiça was received well by viewers and critics alike. The show had a daily reach of approximately 41 million viewers and a total reach of approximately 134 million viewers. The first four episodes were made available on Globoplay before the miniseries premiered on network television.

In 2017, the series was nominated for 45th International Emmy Awards in the best drama series categories and best actress for Adriana Esteves.

The second season premiered in 11 April 2024 on the streaming platform Globoplay, and is set to run for 28 episodes. Set in the cities of Ceilândia and Brasília, four more stories are presented. The cast of the second season includes Juan Paiva, Marco Ricca, Maria Padilha, Alice Wergmann, Murilo Benício, Júlia Lemmertz, Belize Pombal, Danton Mello, Nanda Costa, Paolla Oliveira and Marcello Novaes. Leandra Leal is the only one from original cast who has remained on the series since the first season.

The second season is written by Manuela Dias with the collaboration of Walter Daguerre and João Ademir, and is directed by Mariana Betti, Pedro Peregrino and Ricardo França. The general and artistic direction of the season was by Gustavo Fernandez.

Production
The first season of Justiça was shot in Recife, capital of Pernambuco, in an effort by Rede Globo to set some of its works outside of the Rio-São Paulo axis. According to the director, Recife was chosen due to its economic inequality being greater than the rest of the country, which gives the series more veracity. To Villamarim, "Recife is a synthesis of Brazil". In the municipality, Pina Beach, Boa Viagem Beach, Teatro de Santa Isabel, Palácio do Campo das Princesas, Mercado de São José and the Holiday Building were used as filming locations. In Olinda, some streets were used as location such as Ladeira da Misericórdia, among others, as well as Largo do Amparo. In Jaboatão dos Guararapes, the Barra de Jangada Beach was used. The way the story is told, interconnecting four different stories, was already used in movies such as Short Cuts, Crash and Babel. The cast preparation was done by Chico Accioly and rabbi Nilton Bonder.

In May 2022, TV Globo announced that the series would receive a new season shown exclusively on the Globoplay streaming service. The continuation of the production continues with the signing of Manuela Dias and the same format as the first season and expected to premiere in the second half of 2023. Recording began in March 2023 in Ceilândia and Sol Nascente, administrative regions of the Brazilian Federal District, ending in July at Estúdios Globo. The first teaser of the series was shown during a Grupo Globo panel at Rio2C. The characters of Alice Wegmann, Nanda Costa, Paolla Oliveira, Juan Paiva and Murilo Benício were the highlights in the first images.

Plot
Justiça is a drama that follows the lives of four characters who are arrested on the same day. After seven years, they are released and have to deal with the consequences of their imprisonment. These four independent stories are interconnected and provoke reflection on what justice is, based on the particular understanding of each character.

Season 1 (2016)
By order of appearance. Note that characters from one day may have cameos at other days.


 * Monday
 * Débora Bloch as Elisa de Almeida
 * Jesuíta Barbosa as Vicente Menezes
 * Marina Ruy Barbosa as Isabela de Almeida
 * Cássio Gabus Mendes as Heitor Diniz
 * Camila Márdila as Regina Menezes
 * Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos as Euclydes Menezes
 * Pedro Nercessian as Téo Ferraz
 * Priscila Steinman as Sara
 * Giovana Echeverria as Vanessa
 * Pedro Lamin as Otto
 * Claudio Ferrario as Silas


 * Tuesday
 * Adriana Esteves as Fátima Libéria do Nascimento
 * Ângelo Antônio as Waldir do Nascimento
 * Enrique Díaz as Douglas
 * Leandra Leal as Arlete/Kellen Aparecida
 * Julia Dalavia as Mayara do Nascimento/Susi
 * Letícia Braga as Mayara do Nascimento (child)
 * Tobias Carrieres as Jesus do Nascimento
 * Bernardo Berruezo as Jesus do Nascimento (child)
 * Júlio Andrade as Firmino
 * Clarissa Pinheiro as Irene
 * Leandro Léo as Dez Porcento
 * Alex Patrício Filho as Igor
 * Márcio Fecher as Falcão
 * Glauber Rocha as Jeferson
 * Nicholas Bauer as Hans


 * Thursday
 * Jéssica Ellen as Rose Silva dos Santos
 * Luisa Arraes as Débora Carneiro
 * Vladimir Brichta as Celso
 * Igor Angelkorte as Marcelo Cavalcante
 * Teca Pereira as Zelita Silva dos Santos
 * Fernanda Viana as Lucy Carneiro
 * Pedro Wagner as Osvaldo
 * Murilo Sampaio as Tércio
 * Carlos Feroli as CB


 * Friday
 * Cauã Reymond as Maurício de Oliveira
 * Antônio Calloni as Antenor Ferraz
 * Marjorie Estiano as Beatriz Pugliesi
 * Drica Moraes as Vânia Ferraz
 * Mayara Millane as Tânia
 * Joana Gatis as Lovilace
 * Mariah Teixeira as Ariel
 * Mohana Uchoa as Kika
 * Nataly Rocha as Poltergeist
 * Albert Tenório as Serge

Season 2 (2024)
In order of release


 * Balthazar case
 * Juan Paiva as Balthazar Gomes da Silva
 * Marco Ricca as Nestor Rebouças
 * Maria Padilha as Silvana Rebouças
 * Luciano Mallman as Cassiano Cardona
 * Jorge Guerreiro as João Cardona
 * Jéssica Marques as Larissa
 * Helena Kern as Maria Eduarda Rebouças
 * Dja Marthins as Regina Pereira Gomes
 * Amir Haddad as Galdino
 * Breno da Matta as Túlio


 * Jayme case
 * Alice Wegmann as Carolina Teixeira
 * Murilo Benício as Jayme Teixeira
 * Júlia Lemmertz as Júlia Teixeira
 * Fábio Lago as Darlan
 * Giovanni Venturini as Elias Teixeira
 * Rita Assemany as Ingrid Teixeira
 * Adriano Garib como Olavo Ferrero
 * Raíssa Xavier as Moema
 * Muse Maya as Ênya
 * Túlio Starling as Gabriel
 * Aramis Trindade as Precinct Chief Dumas


 * Geíza case
 * Belize Pombal as Geíza Lima
 * Gi Fernandes as Sandra Lima
 * Danton Mello as Abílio Fayete
 * Filipe Bragança as Renato Fayete
 * Vinicius Teixeira as Pascoal
 * Elder de Paula as Delegado


 * Milena case
 * Nanda Costa as Milena Souza de Jesus
 * Paolla Oliveira as Jordana Juarez
 * Marcello Novaes as Egisto
 * Juliana Xavier as Ana Cristina da Silva / Luara
 * Xamã as Naldo (Naldinho)
 * Tereza Seiblitz as Santana Souza de Jesus
 * Evandro Mesquita as Carlos Spíu
 * Alexandre Rodrigues as Diógenes Juarez Junior (Diuzinho)

Soundtrack
As announced by Globo. Justiça had as mean theme the song "Hallelujah", a Rufus Wainwright cover for the Leonard Cohen song, that was played in some scenes and trailers'.
 * "Afterlife", Arcade Fire
 * "O Que Será? (À flor da pele)", Chico Buarque com participação de Milton Nascimento
 * "O Que Será? (À flor da pele)", Caetano Veloso
 * "Pedaço de Mim", Chico Buarque com participação de Zizi Possi
 * "Oração", Nuria Mallena
 * "Amor Perfeito", Roberto Carlos
 * "Gente Aberta", Erasmo Carlos
 * "Último Romance", Los Hermanos
 * "Risoflora", Elba Ramalho
 * "Acabou Chorare", Novos Baianos
 * "Revelação", Fagner
 * "Crua", Otto
 * "Pense em Mim", Johnny Hooker
 * "Dona da Minha Cabeça", Geraldo Azevedo
 * "Xique-xique", Tom Zé
 * "Fui Fiel", ablo

Airing
The miniseries will be aired after Velho Chico from Monday to Friday except for Wednesdays. For the first time, Globo Repórter will have its timetable changed.

Ratings
The miniseries premiered with a total viewership of 26.2 points, the highest viewership since Amores Roubados (2014).