Rio Heroes

Rio Heroes is a Brazilian drama television series created by Fabio Danesi, Camila Raffanti and Alexandre Soares Silva, and produced by Mixer Films, NBCUniversal and Fox Networks Group: the 1st season premiered on Fox Premium on February 24, 2018, and the 2nd season premiered on May 10, 2019.

The series is based on a wrestling championship that actually existed between the years 2007 and 2009 and which became known for its extremely crude and violent nature. Starring Murilo Rosa in the lead role, Rio Heroes follows the story of Jorge Pereira, a jiu-jitsu athlete who did not conform to the increasing limitations imposed by wrestling federations that prevented the execution of certain blows and forced the use of gloves.

Premise
The series is based on the real story of the Brazilian wrestler Jorge Pereira, who decided to create a Vale tudo championship.

Cast

 * Murilo Rosa	as	 Jorge Pereira
 * Juliana Araripe	as	 Carol
 * Bruno Bellarmino	as	 Jair Cabeçada
 * Roney Facchini	as	 Rogério
 * Priscila Fantin	as	 Claudinha Pitbull
 * Giovanni Gallo	as	 Max Werneck
 * Luiz Guilherme	as	 Mestre Galdino
 * Ronny Kriwat	as	 Pipo
 * Rafael Losso	as	 Eric
 * Miguel Nader	as	 Goya
 * Duda Nagle	as	 Rogerinho
 * André Ramiro as       Basilio