O Samba

Mouskouri; Da Vila; Samba School Vila Isabel; Mart'nalia; Freitas; Matogrosso; Brandao; Marques; Baleiro; Lima

Composed by: Da Vila, Martinho

Samba, together with football and beautiful women, is what springs to mind when one think of Brazil. Wishing to transcend such clichés and take samba for what it is marks the great discovery of this film: that samba cannot be reduced simply to dance and lascivious hip movements. Samba is also word, language, text, lyrics or, simply stated, a way of life. Composer and singer Martinho da Vila guides the viewer through today’s world of Samba, and visits as well his Rio de Janeiro Samba school.

Price: $35.98