Samba, together with football and beautiful women, is what springs to mind when we think of Brazil.

We wish to transcend such clichés and take samba for what it is. And that is the great discovery of thisfilm: that samba cannot be reduced simply to dance and lascivious hip movements. Samba is also word,language, text, lyrics or simply said a way of life.

The composer and singer Martinho da Vila is guiding us through today’s world of Samba and we meetwith his Samba school in Rio de Janeiro, the Vila Isabel, winner of Carnaval 2013.

With the participation of Nana Mouskouri, Martinho Da Vila, the Samba School Vila Isabel, Mart'nalia,Maira Freitas, Ney Matogrosso, Leci Brandao, Moyses Marques, Zeca Baleiro, Paula Lima ... and many others.

Picture format DVD: NTSC - 16:9 Sound format DVD: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish Booklet notes: English, German, French, Spanish Running time: 82 mins German FSK: 0 Item number DVD: 2059878 UPC code DVD: 880242598783