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Guillermo Locke is an American anthropology student traveling to Brazil for the first time to study its "culture of violence" for his thesis. " Mestre" is a poor but respected community ... See full summary

Guillermo Locke is an American anthropology student traveling to Brazil for the first time to study its "culture of violence" for his thesis. " Mestre" is a poor but respected community leader and master teacher of Capoeira (ka' pou ey' ra), a Brazilian tradition of martial arts and dance. Namibia is Mestre's whimsical 12-year-old daughter. The lives of all three are changed forever as they cross paths amidst the paradoxical, spiritual, and celebratory backdrop of Carnival.

The movie was shot as Miguel Silveira's undergrad thesis film at Columbia College Chicago.

The USA crew paid for their own tickets to Brazil in order to shoot the film since there was virtually no budget to complete it. Most of the money came as student loans taken by Miguel Silveira

The film was mainly shot in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Santa Teresa. It is based on Miguel Silveira's real experience while shooting a documentary in Bangladesh. The film counted with the collaborations of the Travessa Cassiano Community in Santa Teresa.