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Daily Life in Sao Paulo is Anything but Dull

San Francisco Bay Guardian | January 23, 2008

Director Chico Teixiera is best known for his documentaries -- his first film was the doc Favelas -- and his first narrative feature speaks to the honest and intimate way he is able to convey the life of an urban, middle-class Brazilian family.

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Tags: house, Alice's, Alice's House, Chico Teixiera

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