Directed by Mika Kaurismäki (brother of Finnish auteur Aki), this reverential doc centres on ‘choro’, a form of Brazilian music similar to jazz. Predating both samba and bossa nova, choro emerged in 1870s Rio de Janeiro, mirroring the Brazilian melting-pot in its weave of European, African and indigenous styles. Played, sung and danced, it fell from fashion in the ’70s and ’80s but is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
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