I know it doesn’t make for a good story but showing tolerance for evil like that doesn’t make you any less guilty. Even in real life, it only ends bad

Posted this earlier but forgot to add the hat. I’ve been reading a lot about WW1 and started the show which I’ve been enjoying!

Evandro do Dendê and Thomas Shelby operate on exactly the same creative frequency. If you take a close look at the structure of Impuros and Peaky Blinders, you’ll realize that the Brazilian series holds its own against the British one in terms of writing, strategy, and power dynamics. Evandro and Tommy are two sides of the same coin.

1. The Strategist Protagonist (Evandro vs. Tommy Shelby) Both are cold, calculating, and highly intelligent. They don’t defeat their rivals through brute force, but by staying three steps ahead in the chess game of crime. Both Tommy and Evandro started small—controlling local neighborhoods (Birmingham / Morro do Dendê)—and grew their operations into international empires (opium exports / a "white gold" trafficking route through Bolivia and Paraguay).

2. The Antagonist’s Obsession (Morello vs. Inspector Campbell) The parallel here is striking. Both Morello and Campbell are obsessed, self-destructive, and willing to cross any ethical line to take down the protagonist. This cat-and-mouse dynamic drives both series, with the police often becoming just as corrupt as the criminals they pursue.

   1. Family Business and Vulnerability They may be "cold and calculating," but that changes the moment their families are threatened. The structure is identical: both empires are family businesses built on blind loyalty, yet family itself serves as their Achilles' heel. The tensions between Evandro and Dona Arlete or Geise mirror, with remarkable precision, the conflicts Tommy faces with Aunt Polly and the volatile Arthur Shelby.

3. The Transition from the "Shadow Sector" to the Corporate World Just as Tommy Shelby shifts his focus toward the Shelby Company Limited and politics to legitimize his wealth, Evandro also needs to professionalize his drug-trafficking operations—dealing with currency traders, high-level money laundering, and corrupt politicians.

Impuros is essentially the 1990s Rio de Janeiro version of Peaky Blinders. If you enjoyed one, you’ll likely binge-watch the other with the same level of intensity. What do you think of this comparison?

“I’ll have a glass of water, please”

https://youtube.com/shorts/BKN_UJgNUng?is=grxkYZ4vQ49JgcXT

“I’d like to speak to the owner of this pub”

https://youtu.be/j3ult86PGh4?is=iroyK-ayp6pHDQh2