Life in Rio

Life in Rio is a choice-driven visual novel set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. You take on the role of Elza, an innocent young woman raised under the strict doctrines of her parents’ church. From a young age, she was groomed to become the ideal woman—expected to save her body for her future husband. But unforeseen events altered the course of her life, thrusting her into an impure, corrupted world. Now, she must navigate a reality where she’s a lamb among wolves, each one eager to claim a piece of her. The choices you make will shape Elza’s fate.

No one warns you when you’ve crossed the line.
You only realize it once you’re already on the other side.

Elza was raised to be the perfect woman—or at least what she was taught perfection meant.
From childhood, she lived by the pillars of obedience, purity, and silence.
She grew up in a deeply religious household, where the pastor’s words outweighed her own thoughts,
and being “good” meant saying “yes,” lowering her gaze, and never raising her voice.

The walls here have eyes.
And I... have desires I never dared to speak aloud.

She tried to resist. But it wasn’t always possible.
Sometimes the door was locked.
Sometimes the only way out seemed to be giving in.
And worse: in certain moments, her body reacted before her mind could.
A shiver, a hidden longing, a feeling that grew inside her like a pleasurable mistake.

My heart is racing.
With fear… or something else?

She never wanted to be corrupted.
But she also didn’t know how to protect herself.
And by the time she realized it, she was already in too deep to come out unscathed.

Part of me wants to run.
The other… wants to stay a little longer.

And the worst sin wasn’t what they did to her—
It was what she started wanting to do.

If I could, I’d hide you from the world.
Just so no one could ruin your purity.

On her journey, Elza will make friends.
Some will want to see her smile…
Others will want to make her pay for every smile she gives.