'22-2000 Cidade Aberta' was TV Globo's first police series, broadcast once a week on Tuesdays. The series title referred to the telephone number of the newspaper O Globo at the time. Journalists Márcio Moura and Carlinhos investigate a series of crimes for their reports and try to unravel mysteries. In the story, Márcio is constantly arguing with his editor and competing with the detective over police cases.