I don't know the first thing about Brazil or Paraguay or the complexities of the region between the two countries, so I won't pretend to define this show as "authentic." But I was hooked from the beginning and all the way through the entire series because the characters were beautifully drawn and superbly acted and the complexity of the story was fascinating.
My only real confusion is what communication is like on the border of the two countries. It's a Brazilian production and naturally focused on that country and its language but Paraguay (I thought) is Spanish-speaking and Brazilians (I thought) spoke a version of Portuguese. I know a teeny bit of Spanish and Portuguese may as well be Greek to me. Yet there never seems to be any question of how the police forces of the two countries communicate. Is everyone in the region fluent in both, so that it's not an issue? I can only reference Nordic police shows when communicating with Finnish police requires anyone from a Scandinavian country to fall back on English (of all things) as a Lingua Franca. I may just be American Ignorant here but I wouldn't mind a little help.
I would definitely watch more stories with these characters and this production company. I do hope there is more in the pipeline and that I don't miss it if/when it appears.
My only real confusion is what communication is like on the border of the two countries. It's a Brazilian production and naturally focused on that country and its language but Paraguay (I thought) is Spanish-speaking and Brazilians (I thought) spoke a version of Portuguese. I know a teeny bit of Spanish and Portuguese may as well be Greek to me. Yet there never seems to be any question of how the police forces of the two countries communicate. Is everyone in the region fluent in both, so that it's not an issue? I can only reference Nordic police shows when communicating with Finnish police requires anyone from a Scandinavian country to fall back on English (of all things) as a Lingua Franca. I may just be American Ignorant here but I wouldn't mind a little help.
I would definitely watch more stories with these characters and this production company. I do hope there is more in the pipeline and that I don't miss it if/when it appears.