2012 Musical documentary
Brazil
1h 12min
Original language: Portuguese
A creation of the kids living in Rio's favelas, passinho is a hybrid of pop, break dancing, and traditional samba, pagode, and frevo. Some of their backyard videos went viral and soon the small dance-offs started getting media attention, propelling some of the participants to local fame. Competitions are divided by age groups, with some dancers as young as five, but Emilio Domingos's documentary focuses on some of the most serious contenders, all hoping to receive the king of passinho crown. Providing an alternative to drugs and crime, passinho brings a fresh optimism to the lives of Rio's youth.
| Directed by | Emílio Domingos |
| Written by | Emílio Domingos, Julia Mariano |
