Copacabana, a garota do bairro’s lively encounters speak to Brazil’s linguistic evolution

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Published 2024-04-12
Against the melodrama of Brazilian telenovelas, the garota do bairro, or neighborhood girl, is a popular character trope – well-known in her neighborhood, waving to familiar faces at every corner, and enlisting the doorman to help navigate her complex love life. For short film Calorão, Brazilian director and multimedia artist Nicole Della Costa takes to the streets of Rio de Janeiro, capturing the energy of Copacabana through the daily life of a garota do bairro.…read more at nowness.com

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All Comments (8)
  • @space8949
    ah sim claro que todo brasileiro é desse jeito mesmo
  • @tictactictactictac16
    Aí quem vê pensa que é assim! Faltou só botar a mulher pra andar o tempo todo sambando pq o povo de fora jura que no Brasil todo mundo passa a vida sambando o tempo todo! Que doideira! 😵‍💫