O Xango De Baker Street
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Cast & Crew
Miguel Faria
Joaquim De Almeida
Anthony O'donnell
Maria De Medeiros
Leticia Sabatella
Claudia Abreu
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Synopsis
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city's Municipal Theater, captivating the local audience enthralled by French culture. The city is at her feet, and even the Emperor Dom Pedro II comes to pay his respects. He confides a secret to her: the disappearance of a precious Stradivarius violin presented by him to the charming widow Baroness Maria Luiza. The actress suggests he hire her friend, the legendary British detective Sherlock Holmes, to solve the case. Under the heat of the tropical sun, the lives of Holmes and Watson are changed forever, as they find themselves knee-deep in a cultural hodgepodge that includes all the standard Brazilian tourist fare.
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Miguel Faria
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Released in Brazil October 19, 2001
Based on the novel "O Xango De Baker Street" by Jo Soares; published by Companhia Das Letras in 1995.
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Released in Brazil October 19, 2001
