Ônibus 174 (bus 174) (2002), the debut film of josé padilha, documents the story of sandro do nascimento a homeless young man who attempted to rob a rio de janeiro commuter bus in the city's middle-class jardim botânico neighborhood on june 12th 2000 in broad daylight.

when things didn't go according to plan, armed with a pistol the 21 year old man took the bus passengers hostage and threatened to shoot.

with the bus parked just meters from the city's main tv network rede globo, tv crews and reporters soon arrived alongside the police force.