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The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and the Beach (2016)

The Girl from Ipanema: Brazil, Bossa Nova and the Beach poster
Directed by
Andy Dunn
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Elsewhere
IMDb

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A British presenter goes to Rio de Janeiro to find out how a single song captured Brazil's spirit and became an international hit in the 1960s.

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