Character Relationship Map: Trash

Characters

• Raphael (played by Rickson Tevez) — protagonist

  A teenage scavenger who discovers a wallet in the dump and becomes the central investigator of its secrets. He refuses to trust the authorities, searches for evidence connected to corruption, decipher...

• Gardo (played by Eduardo Luís) — protagonist

  A teenage scavenger and Raphael's close companion. He helps investigate the wallet, break into a locker, recover the hidden letter, decode the biblical numbers, and search the cemetery for José Angelo...

• Rato (played by Gabriel Weinstein) — supporting

  A young scavenger who assists Raphael and Gardo in breaking into a locker and finding the letter addressed to a prisoner. He also helps obtain and decode the bible containing the clue.

• José Angelo (played by Wagner Moura) — supporting

  A former associate of a powerful politician who was exposing corruption before he was killed. He hid evidence, used coded messages exchanged through identical bibles, and left clues that drive the boy...

• Olivia (played by Rooney Mara) — supporting

  An ally who assists Raphael, Gardo, and Rato during their escape and helps them continue protecting the evidence.

• Santos (played by Stepan Nercessian) — minor
• Pia (played by Maria Eduarda Lima Botelho) — supporting

  A girl found hiding near a cemetery grave connected to José Angelo. She says José Angelo told her she would be safe there and asks the boys for food.

• Marco (played by André Ramiro) — supporting

  A contact who helps Raphael, Gardo, and Rato obtain the bible needed to decode the numerical clue.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• José Angelo → Santos (Professional Former Associate) — Their past professional association links the protagonists to the political conspiracy.

  The wallet is connected to Santos, and José Angelo is identified as Santos's former associate.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gardo → Pia (Narrative Discoverer) — Gardo encounters a living witness connected to José Angelo.

  Gardo is part of the cemetery search that finds Pia hiding near the grave connected to José Angelo.

• Raphael → Pia (Narrative Discoverer) — Raphael's investigation leads to Pia's discovery.

  Raphael is part of the group searching the cemetery when they discover Pia hiding nearby and hear her request for food.

• José Angelo → Pia (Social Protector) — José Angelo arranged a place of safety for Pia.

  Pia says that José Angelo told her she would be safe at the cemetery.

• Olivia → Gardo (Alliance Helper) — Olivia provides practical support to Gardo's side.

  The group receives assistance from Olivia before Raphael and Gardo continue their escape with the evidence.

• Olivia → Raphael (Alliance Helper) — Olivia supports Raphael during the pursuit.

  Raphael and the others receive assistance from Olivia while continuing their escape and protecting the evidence.

• Marco → Rato (Unknown Intermediary) — Marco serves as an intermediary in the bible exchange.

  Rato is part of the group that obtains the bible through Marco and uses it to decode the numbers.

• Marco → Gardo (Narrative Information Source) — Marco provides access to a crucial investigative object.

  The boys obtain the bible through Marco before attempting to decode its sequence of numbers.

• Marco → Raphael (Narrative Information Source) — Marco helps move the investigation toward the coded clue.

  Raphael and the others obtain the bible through Marco during their search for José Angelo's hidden secret.

• Santos → Rato (Conflict Pursuer) — Rato becomes part of the evidence-recovery threat.

  Santos's men seek the book after Rato helps obtain it and decode its numerical sequence with the other boys.

• Santos → Gardo (Conflict Pursuer) — Gardo is targeted because he helps preserve the evidence.

  Santos orders the recovery of the wallet and book, forcing Gardo and the other boys into flight.

• Santos → Raphael (Conflict Pursuer) — Santos's operation places Raphael in direct danger.

  Santos orders his men to recover the wallet and the book while Raphael continues protecting the evidence.

• Raphael → José Angelo (Narrative Investigator Of) — Raphael becomes involved in completing José Angelo's unfinished effort.

  Raphael follows clues from the wallet, letter, prisoner, and bible to uncover what José Angelo concealed.

• Gardo → José Angelo (Narrative Investigator Of) — José Angelo's hidden actions drive Gardo's investigation.

  Gardo investigates the wallet and learns that José Angelo had been exposing Santos's corruption and hiding evidence before his death.

• Gardo → Rato (Alliance Teammate) — They cooperate directly during the evidence search.

  Rato helps Gardo and Raphael break into the locker and participates in the search for the hidden evidence.

Story Analysis

Teenage scavengers uncover political corruption through a wallet, a coded bible, and a cemetery witness while escaping an organized pursuit.

Plot Progression

1. The Wallet Under Suspicion — Raphael and Gardo find a wallet in the dump and become suspicious when police announce a large reward. Their decision to investigate links the object to Santos and José Angelo.
2. Clues Behind The Locker — With Rato's help, the boys break into a locker and discover a letter addressed to a prisoner. The letter suggests that José Angelo hid evidence concerning Santos's corruption.
3. The Bible Cipher — A prisoner explains José Angelo's secret exchange system involving two identical bibles. The boys obtain one bible through Marco and begin decoding its numerical clue.
4. Raid Across The Dump — Police raids and violent pursuit interrupt the investigation. Santos orders the recovery of the wallet and book, while the dump community is attacked and displaced.
5. The Cemetery Witness — Olivia helps the boys continue their escape and protect the evidence. The numerical clue leads them to a cemetery, where they find a grave connected to José Angelo and discover Pia.