Rio de Janeiro has a two-tiered society, the upper level is the Ipanema Beach and the lower level is the Cantagalo slum. The working class cleans apartments, staffs restaurants, food sellers. De lives with his mother in a cramped apartment and he sells hot dogs on the beach. Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer and he is not happy when he learns about Nina's new boyfriend. De and Nina begin to learn that everything is against them and their romance.There is nothing new except the location in this Romeo and Juliet plot. You do become connected to the characters but the end is inevitable. 3* (This movie is OK)
117, Drama directed by Breno Silveria with Thiago Martins, Cyria Coentro, Rocco Pitanga, Vitória Frate, Paulo César Grande.
Note: Blockbuster 3 1/2*, imdb 7.3 out of 10, not listed on Rotten Tomatoes.
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