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1955 · 91 mins · Portuguese
Directed by
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Starring
Miguel Rosenberg, Jece Valadão, Mauro Mendonça, Zé Keti, Renato Consorte, Glauce Rocha

On a sweltering summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished Black boys leave their favela to sell peanuts across the city's bustling streets. As they wander through different neighbourhoods, they encounter a string of mishaps and striking encounters that reveal the gritty, vibrant reality of urban Rio, painting a vivid portrait of life in the metropolis during that era.

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