Chico: Brazilian Artist

Synopsis

Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, shows, daily life, work methods, creative process, in summary all his trajectory. The musician’s search for his German brother, whom he never got to meet, serves as one of the axis for the narrative.

Top cast

Chico Buarque

Self

Marília Pêra

Reader (voice)

Miúcha

Self

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Self (archive footage)

Carminho