Top Cast
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Matheus Nachtergaele
Joãosinho Trinta
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Mariana Nunes
Isabel
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Paolla Oliveira
Zeni
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Paulo Tiefenthaler
Fernando Pamplona
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Milhem Cortaz
Tião
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Fabrício Boliveira
Calça Larga
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Marco Ricca
Braulio
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Augusto Madeira
Chefe
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Tato Gabus Mendes
Rui
Overview
Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.
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