Director: Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Country: Brazil
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Movement: Cinema Novo
Rio, 100 Degrees F. (Rio, 40 Graus) is a 1955 Brazilian film written and directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos. It is dos Santos' first feature work, inspired by the Italian Neo-Realism, and is considered a precursor of the Cinema Novo movement. Set on a hot day in Rio de Janeiro, the film centers on five young Black boys who make a living selling peanuts, traveling across the city—from affluent beachfront areas to struggling favelas. As they go about their daily lives, the narrative interlaces a range of encounters with tourists, football fans, middle-class residents, criminals, and police.
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