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Berlin to the Samba Beat (1944)

Berlin to the Samba Beat poster
Original title
Berlim na Batucada
Directed by
Luiz de Barros
Genre
musical film
Country
Brazil
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Brazilian musical comedy that makes fun of Nazi Germany through samba and song. It follows stage performers in Rio de Janeiro as they put on a show.

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What happens

Berlin to the Samba Beat (Portuguese:Berlim na Batucada) is a 1944 Brazilian musical comedy film directed by Luiz de Barros. The film was in the popular tradition of chanchadas, featuring stars of the musical stage. It was made by the Rio de Janeiro-based Cinédia studio. It was a follow-up to the hit Samba in Berlin (1944) which made fun of Brazil's World War II enemy Nazi Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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