简介：Romanticbandits,corruptpolicemen,amysteriouswoman,escapes,chases,shootings,allsetinSaoPaulobynight. SaoPaoloisacitywithmanyfaces.Fortourists,itisstillaglamoroushotspot,anditboastsathrivingdowntownwithmanyskyscrapers.Thefavelasonitsoutskirtsplayhosttohordesofdisplacedpeasantsfromthecountryside.Thus,itcomesasnosurprisethatthecityhasitscriminalundersidewhichcomestolifeatnight.Throughflashbacks,thestoryofShirleyandAnjo,twoordinarydenizensoftheunderworld,aretoldbyamansittingatthebarinanightclub.Neitherofthemisloyal,trustworthy,cleanorbrave,butthereisanunspoiledqualityaboutthemthatinspireshopeevenwhentheyarebetrayingeachother.Theyarevictimsoftwocloselyalliedforces:acorrupt,heroin-addictedpolicechief,anda"Japo,"aBrazilian/Japaneseganglordwhorulestheroostinthesectionoftownwherehispeoplelive.…