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Through Paulo, Leticia e Leon the director showed us the 3 great Brazilian problems: Health, Habitation and Education: This incredible expressive film is a masterpiece of sociology. The screenplay is meticulous and every detail counts. An intelligent portrait of Brazilian society. The web of relationship is one of the most sensitive detail in this film. Caio Blat is superb. His interpretation is natural enough to force you believe that he is not acting. He is really Paulo, a young medicine student with no believes and emotionally cracked. Alexandre Rodrigues as Leon has a strong participation as the sociology student who watch the degradation of a poor family, and the end of his relationship with his girlfriend Leticia, without no ability to fight against it. And the beautiful and soft Maria Flor as the young Architect student, with lot of dreams and believes , edge of the love triangle.

Viva São João is a poetic view about the most traditional festivity in Brasil. Gilberto Gil (actually the Prime Minister of the Culture) bring us a myriad of celebrations at the Nortwest of Brasil. The music, the culinary, the traditions, the songs, everything together, brings us a nostalgic memory of when we're children. The Brazilian soul is open wide is this little film, with great force. But the most important is the music. São João's music are full of grace and rhythm. Is the soul of the party. Dominguinhos, Gilberto Gil, Margareth Menezes, Elba Ramalho, Targino Gondim, are some of the great musicians that appear , some time singing or even talking about the São João. This is not a GREAT film, but is special and say a lot to us, Brazilian people. Our memories and nostalgic times are all there.