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Fictional documentary about the cultural heritage of Porto Alegre, based on texts by Erico Verissimo, Dyonélio Machado, Saint-Hilaire and Souza Brandão. The historic buildings of the center are shown through the eyes of two characters who move through the city that changes and the city that remains.
Status
Released
Original Language
PT

As a privileged teenager living in an affluent suburb of Rio de Janeiro, Jean has little to worry about beyond games, grades and girls. But as his overbearing father drags the family into debt, Jean is forced into a change of lifestyle which opens his eyes to the world beyond his 'casa grande' - not least that of the feisty, mixed-race firecracker Luiza. Cultures, classes and generations collide in this engrossing coming-of-age drama from Brazil.

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