简介：阿马多的名作。 ThisBraziliansatireisbyoneofthefoundersoftheCinemaNovofilmmakingmovement,NelsonPereiradosSantos.ThefilmchroniclesthechaosthatresultswhenaprominentAmericanNobelPrizewinnerarrivesinBahía,withnothingbutpraiseonhislipsforalong-forgottenlocalwriter-scientistnamedPedroArchanjo.WhenthemediafinallydiscoverwhoArchanjowasandwhatheespoused,theyarecompletelyhorrifiedtodiscoverthathewasamanwhobelievedthatthewaytoimprovethelotofhumanitywasforpeopleofvariousracestomarryandhavechildrenbyoneanotherinmixed-racemarriages.Further,Archanjoclearlyactedonhisbeliefs.TherampantracismofBrazilians,whichisalmostneverdiscussed,iscompletelyexposed.FlashbacksshowBrazilianslisteningwithapprovinginteresttotalksbyNazirace-theoreticiansinthe1930s.Inthepresent,theAmericanisseentobeapplyingArchanjo'stheories,byhavinganaffairwithalocalmestizowoman.…