Based on “Desde que o Samba é Samba” book, written by Paulo Lins. Same author of City of God, a book whose adaptation inspired the acclaimed film by Fernando Meirelles, who received 2 Oscar nominations.

This time Paulo Lins narrates the origins of samba in Rio de Janeiro, 1910. Capoeira, candomblé, racism, umbanda and resistance intersperse in this electric narrative filled with prohibited romances covered by sweat, blood and excellent music.