A Samba for Sherlock (2001)

Original title

O Xangô de Baker Street

Directed by

Miguel Faria, Jr.

Genre

comedy film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

14

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sherlock Holmes travels to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1800s to solve a mystery involving a missing Stradivarius violin. He gets tangled up with local characters and Brazilian culture along the way.

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What happens

O Xangô de Baker Street (English title: A Samba for Sherlock) is 2001 Brazilian-Portuguese film directed by Miguel Faria Jr., based on the novel of the same name by Jô Soares. The film was first announced in 1996, but filming only started in September 1998 in Porto, Portugal, lasting until 1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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