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Once Upon a Time in Rio
Once Upon a Time in Rio

Once Upon a Time in Rio

Genres

Drama

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

25 July 2008

Country

Brazil

Cast

Thiago Martins

Thiago Martins

Dé

Vitória Frate

Vitória Frate

Nina

Rocco Pitanga

Rocco Pitanga

Carlão

Paulo César Grande

Paulo César Grande

Evandro

Cyria Coentro

Cyria Coentro

Bernadete

Luana Schneider

Luana Schneider

Cacau

Fernando Brito

Fernando Brito

Beto

Rodrigo Costa

Rodrigo Costa

Dé Pequeno

Augusto Zacchi

Augusto Zacchi

Alvaro

Kikito Junqueira

Kikito Junqueira

Café Frio

Jonathan Azevedo

Jonathan Azevedo

Meio-Quilo

Guti Fraga

Guti Fraga

Seu Armando

Luciano Vidigal

Luciano Vidigal

Altamiro

Benjamin Finkielman

Benjamin Finkielman

Seu Giba

Guilherme Coutinho

Guilherme Coutinho

Cazuza

Marcelo Cortez

Marcelo Cortez

Olheiro do Flamengo

Marcos Pitombo

Marcos Pitombo

Dudu

Kay

Kay

Comparsa Carlão

Felipe Adler

Felipe Adler

Ike

Andressa Pinto

Andressa Pinto

Menina do morro

Babu Santana

Babu Santana

Homem do CV

Guilly Haiat

Guilly Haiat

Garçon do Clube

Jeckie Brown

Jeckie Brown

Comparsa Café Frio

Malena

Malena

Mulher cachorro quente

Jersiano Vieira

Jersiano Vieira

Chocolate

Jorge da Silva

Jorge da Silva

Segurança da Rave

Sonia Lino

Sonia Lino

Senhora da fila

Lucio André

Lucio André

Cara Baile Funk

Luizão Seixas

Luizão Seixas

PM 1

Marcelo Barcellos

Marcelo Barcellos

PM 2

Waldeck Freire

Waldeck Freire

PM 3

Marco Lima

Marco Lima

PM 4

Marco Heim

Marco Heim

PM 5

Zé Mário Farias

Zé Mário Farias

PM 6

Marcello Melo

Marcello Melo

PM 7

Ricardo Linck

Ricardo Linck

Repórter 1

Elisa Colepicolo

Elisa Colepicolo

Repórter 2

Renata Reis

Renata Reis

Repórter 3

Fernando Fidel

Fernando Fidel

Repórter 4

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