CinemaOSMovie · 2008 · 1h 57m

Once Upon a Time in Rio

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Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...

Directed byBreno Silveira

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
PT
Released
July 25, 2008
Studios
Globo FilmesConspiração FilmesLereby Produções

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Thiago Martins

Thiago Martins

Dé

Vitória Frate

Nina

Rocco Pitanga

Rocco Pitanga

Carlão

Paulo César Grande

Paulo César Grande

Evandro

Cyria Coentro

Cyria Coentro

Bernadete

Luana Schneider

Cacau

Fernando Brito

Beto

Rodrigo Costa

Dé Pequeno

Augusto Zacchi

Augusto Zacchi

Alvaro

Kikito Junqueira

Kikito Junqueira

Café Frio

Creative team
Directed by
Breno Silveira
Breno Silveira
Written by
Patrícia Andrade
Produced by
Pedro Buarque de Hollanda
Maíra Donoso

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