简介：TheCarnivalinRiohascatapultedBraziliansambatoprominencearoundtheworldastheultimatemixofexuberance,sensualityandtradition.'TheSpiritofSamba'showshowmuchBrazilianmusichasprofoundlyinfluencedallkindsofmusiciansaroundtheworld,especiallyjazzartists.Alongwiththesambaandbossanova,Brazilianstyleshavemadeanimpactontheinternationalpopscene,andamazinglyenough,thesestylesrepresentonlyasmallportionofthedazzlingkaleidoscopeofmusicfoundinBrazil.'TheSpiritofSamba'isathrillingtourofBrazil,rangingfromriskyforaysintothehilltopghettosofRiotoabehind-the-sceneslookatsambaschoolsinpreparationforCarnival.Atriptotheculturallyrich,AfricanrootedBahiaregionrevealsawholeotherrealmofBrazilianculture.IntimateglimpsesofsuchmajorBrazilianstarsasGilbertoGil,MiltonNascimentoandChicoBarqueininterviewandperformancemakethisfilmanespeciallyrewardingexperience.Segmentsincludesambaflourishesinshantytown,sambaschoolsandcorruption,macumbareligionofthepoor,Rio'sgreatescapesbeachesandmusic,modernpopsamba,remotevillagesandAfricanroots,ceremonialdrumming,BahiahomeGilbertoGil,MiltonNascinmentoandChicoBarque.…