Name: How to Be a Carioca
Released: 2023-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Seu Jorge, Malu Mader, Douglas Silva

TV Show · Drama · Comedy

Francisco does his best to explain the lifestyle and culture of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to five foreigners who feel lost in the big city.

2023 · 42m

Starring Seu Jorge, Malu Mader, Douglas Silva

Director Carlos Saldanha, Joana Mariani

EPISODE 1

Argentina

Argentinian Irene needs to go to Rio de Janeiro to fulfil her late mother's last wish. Barred from the top of Christ the Redeemer, she receives help from Francisco and Graciela and tries to use the carioca way to circumvent the rules of the place.

42m
EPISODE 2

Germany

Matthias, the German conductor, is about to take over as head conductor of an orchestra and has to perform in Rio de Janeiro. His strict attitude clashes with that of Renata, a local producer. After a serious mistake, he receives help from Francisco.

39m
EPISODE 3

Syria

Syrian Nabil needs to raise money to save his family from the war. The refugee sells Arab snacks on the beach, but the customs shock him. When he meets Francisco, the carioca explains the local customs to him in order to increase his sales.

38m
EPISODE 4

Israel

Israeli Laila, who is visiting Rio, loses her camera full of photos for a scholarship.She climbs the Vidigal slum to try and recover it and receives help from Francisco. The young woman realises that the favela and Israel are not very different.

35m
EPISODE 5

Angola

Angolan writer Karima moves to Rio de Janeiro with her family. She's excited to be writing in Brazil, but her son, Agostinho, doesn't take the sudden change well. Everything seems to get worse when the racism of the local elite gets to them.

37m
EPISODE 6

Rio de Janeiro

With no job and no money, Francisco from Rio accepts an invitation to live as a musician in Lisbon, but it seems that forces of fate are trying to stop him from travelling. Francisco helps the people he meets and uses his charm to face his dilemmas.

45m

Seu Jorge

Francisco
Malu Mader

Solange
Douglas Silva

Luiz Henrique
Raquel Villar

Renata
Débora Nascimento

Soraya
Mart'nália

Xerxes
Dan Ferreira

Estacio
Nego Ney

Silvio
Carlos Saldanha

Director
Joana Mariani

Director
René Sampaio

Director

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Studio: STARBR
Released: 2023
Rated: M

Languages

Original Audio: Portuguese (Brazil)
Audio: Portuguese (Brazil) (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles: Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German , Greek , Hungarian , Italian , Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Slovak , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Turkish

Accessibility

: Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.

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