Brasileirinho: Grandes Encontros do Choro

Name: Brasileirinho: Grandes Encontros do Choro
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2006-07-21
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Marcello Gonçalves, Zé Paulo Becker, Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza, Yamandú Costa, Elza Soares

IMDb ID: tt0456321 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 7.2 (261 votes)

Genres: Documentary · Music

A musical documentary and tribute about "choro", an older style of playing that forms the foundation of all Brazilian composition, including samba and bossa nova.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesBrazil: Brasileirinho (short title)
Greece: Brasileirinho
Brazil: Brasileirinho: Grandes Encontros do Choro
Poland: Brasileirinho. Muzyka słońca
Hungary: Brazil ritmus
Croatia: Brazilac (Festival Title)
United States: The Sound of Rio: Brasileirinho
Bulgaria: Бразилейриньо (Bulgarian)
Brasileirinho. Muzyka słońcaRelease Date2006-07-21Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews9Countries / RegionsBrazil
Finland
SwitzerlandLanguagesPortugueseKeywordssinger
performance
concert
band rehearsal
rehearsalFilming LocationsBrazilProduction CompaniesARTE
BNDES
Marco Forster ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456321/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0456321.jpgUpdated At2025-10-14T22:52:24

Directors

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers

Marco Forster
Mika Kaurismäki

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Marcello Gonçalves | Character: Self
Actor: Zé Paulo Becker | Character: Self
Actor: Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza | Character: Self
Actor: Yamandú Costa | Character: Self
Actor: Elza Soares | Character: Self
Actor: Teresa Cristina | Character: Self
Actor: Pedro Miranda | Character: Self
Actor: Paulo Moura | Character: Self
Actor: Guinga | Character: Self
Actor: Ademilde Fonseca | Character: Self
Actor: Zezé Gonzaga | Character: Self
Actor: Marcos Suzano | Character: Self
Actor: Joel Nascimento | Character: Self
Actor: Silvério Pontes | Character: Self
Actor: Zé da Velha | Character: Self
Actor: Carlinhos Leite | Character: Self
Actor: Hamilton de Holanda | Character: Self
Actor: Henrique Cazes | Character: Self
Actor: Daniel Spilmann | Character: Self
Actor: Umberto Araûjo | Character: Self
Actor: Joatan Nascimento | Character: Self
Actor: Fred Dantas | Character: Self
Actor: Edson Santos | Character: Self
Actor: Mauricio Carrilho | Character: Self
Actor: Luciano Rabelo | Character: Self
Actor: Paulinho da Viola | Character: Self
Actor: Thalma de Freitas | Character: Narrator
Actor: Trio Madeira Brasil | Character: Themselves
Actor: Felipe Viana | Character: Dancer

[Directors Group]
Name: Mika Kaurismäki | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Marco Forster | Role: Writer
Name: Mika Kaurismäki | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Marco Forster | Role: Producer
Name: Stefan Karrer | Role: Producer
Name: Mika Kaurismäki | Role: Producer
Name: William O'Dwyer Fogtman | Role: Producer
Name: Bruno Stroppiana | Role: Producer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jacques Cheuiche | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Karen Harley | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: William O'Dwyer Fogtman | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Paola Barreto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Cadu Miceli | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Alvaro Correia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carlos de Andrade | Role: Sound Department
Name: Uwe Dresch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pekka Karjalainen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Cristiano Maciel | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Luís Abramo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mustapha Barat | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amara Barroso | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcela Bourseau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jacques Cheuiche | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Isabella Fernandes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Flávio Ferreira | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Teko | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ronaldo Torquilho | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mika Kongas | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Marcello Gonçalves | Role: Music Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456321/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: February 12, 2005 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Poland: June 17, 2005 (Latin America Film Festival)
France: August 31, 2005
Switzerland: September 2005 (French speaking region)
Finland: September 18, 2005 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Belgium: September 28, 2005
Brazil: September 30, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
Croatia: February 2006 (ZagrebDox)
Romania: March 28, 2006 (Bucharest International Film Festival)
Greece: May 10, 2006 (Berlinale in Athens Film Festival)
Greece: June 1, 2006 (limited)
Finland: July 21, 2006
Hungary: October 26, 2006
United Kingdom: March 23, 2007
Poland: August 8, 2008 (Film and Art Festival Two Riversides)

Awards

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