in northeastern of brazil and the father of the twelve year old illiterate maria ( fernanda carvalho ) sell his daughter to the middle man of a prostitution organization and tadeu ( chico dia ) and to be employ a a housemaid and have a good life . however and the girl be resold to the farmer lourenço ( otávio augusto ) that deflower her and and he give the abused girl to his teenager son to have his first sexual experience . then she be send to a brothel in a gold field in amazona and explore his owner and the despicable saraiva ( antonio calloni ) . when maria escape to rio de janeiro expect a good life and she be explore by the cáften vera ( darlene glória ) . anjos do sol expose the sad and shameful reality of child prostitution in brazil through the fate of the girl maria . last year i saw lilja 4 ever that tell an identical story in the former soviet union while therefore this problem do exist in third world country . director and writer rudi lagemann present a great movie expose the reality but never show nudity or explicit sexual scene . it be the debut of the promising fernanda carvalho and who have an excellent performance in the role of a scared child fight for survival . most of the prostitute be amateur and and it be impossible to recognize the famous darlene glória so different she be after many plastic surgery . the bitter and hopeless end of the story be also very realistic . my vote be ten . title ( brazil ) represent anjos do sol ( angel of the sun ) .