O Mistério do Samba
2008
88 min
⭐ 7.8/10
2 votes
Overview
A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela’s Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio’s most revered samba schools, the one with the most first places and accolades in Rio’s Carnaval pageant. These old gentelmen’s and ladies’ musicality and poetry are unveiled through their simple, but rich and meaningful, every day life in Oswaldo Cruz, a quaint neighborhood in Rio’s North Zone, that serves both as set and as a main character in this story.
Genres
Documentary
Music
Production Countries
- Brazil
Spoken Languages
- Portuguese pt
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Cast
Paulinho da Viola
Self
Marisa Monte
Self
Jair do Cavaquinho
Self
Hildmar Diniz
Self
Casquinha da Portela
Self
Casemiro
Self
Argemiro da Portela
Self
Zeca Pagodinho
Self
Dona Neném
Self
Áurea
Self
Tia Doca
Self
Tia Surica
Self
Crew
Luiz Noronha
Executive Producer
Pedro Buarque de Hollanda
Producer
Eliana Soárez
Executive Producer
Leonardo Monteiro de Barros
Producer
Carolina Jabor
Director
Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Director
Carolina Jabor
Screenplay
Leonardo Netto
Screenplay
Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Screenplay
Marisa Monte
Screenplay
Natara Ney
Screenplay
Leonardo Netto
Producer
Lula Buarque de Hollanda
Producer
Marisa Monte
Producer
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