Girls from Ipanema

Girls from Ipanema
Genre	Period drama
Created by	Heather Roth; Giuliano Cedroni;
Written by	Heather Roth; Luna Grimberg; Patricia Corso; Leonardo Moreira;
Directed by	Caíto Ortiz; Julia Rezende; Hugo Prata;
Starring	Maria Casadevall; Pathy Dejesus; Fernanda Vasconcellos; Mel Lisboa; Leandro Lima; Ícaro Silva; Alexandre Cioletti; Gustavo Vaz; Gustavo Machado;
Opening theme	"The Girl from Ipanema" by Amy Winehouse
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Giuliano Cedroni; Heather Roth; Maria Angela de Jesus; Camila Groch; Francesco Civita; Caíto Ortiz; Beto Gauss;
Producer(s)	Beto Gauss; Francesco Civita;
Production location(s)	Rio de Janeiro
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	34–56 minutes
Production company(s)	Prodigo Films
Distributor	Netflix
Release
Original network	Netflix
Picture format	4K (Ultra HD)
Original release	March 22, 2019 –; present
External links
	Website
	Production website

Girls from Ipanema (Portuguese: Coisa Mais Linda), previously titled Most Beautiful Thing,[1] is a Brazilian period drama web television series created by Giuliano Cedroni and Heather Roth. Produced by Prodigo Films, the series had as producers Francesco Civita and Beto Gauss, and Caíto Ortiz as showrunner. It stars Maria Casadevall, Pathy Dejesus, Fernanda Vasconcellos, Mel Lisboa, Leandro Lima and Ícaro Silva. The first season, consisting of seven episodes, premiered on Netflix worldwide on March 22, 2019. On May 13, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season.[2] The second season consists of 6 episodes and was released June 19, 2020.[3]

Plot

Girls from Ipanema follows the story of Malu (Maria Casadevall), a young and wealthy woman from São Paulo who moves to Rio de Janeiro to open a restaurant with her husband. Upon arriving, she discovers that he has abandoned her and fled with all the money. Malu then leaves in search of a new dream amid the emergence of bossa nova in the city with a new love, the musician Chico.[4]

Cast and characters

Main

Maria Casadevall as Maria Luiza "Malu" Carone
Pathy Dejesus as Adélia Araújo
Fernanda Vasconcellos as Lígia Soares
Mel Lisboa as Thereza Soares
Leandro Lima as Francisco "Chico" Carvalho
Ícaro Silva as Capitão
Alexandre Cioletti as Nelson Soares
Gustavo Vaz as Augusto Soares
Gustavo Machado as Roberto
Larissa Nunes as Ivone Araújo

Recurring

Thaila Ayala as Helô
João Bourbonnais as Ademar Carone
Ondina Clais Castilho as Ester Carone
Esther Góes as Eleonora Soares
Sarah Vitória as Conceição Araújo
Maiara Walsh as Sarah (Chico's Fiance)

Episodes

Season		Episodes		Originally released
	1	7		March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
	2	6[3]		June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)

Season 1 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	1	"Welcome to Rio" "Bem-vinda ao Rio"	Caito Ortiz	Heather Roth	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
2	2	"Girls Are Not Welcome" "Garotas não são bem-vindas"	Caito Ortiz	Patrícia Corso	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
3	3	"Waters of August" "Águas de agosto"	Hugo Prata	Leonardo Moreira	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
4	4	"The Dreamers" "Os Sonhadores"	Julia Rezende	Luna Grimberg & Giuliano Cedroni	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
5	5	"Consequences" "Consequências"	Caito Ortiz	Patrícia Corso	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
6	6	"Letting Go" "Desapego"	Julia Rezende	Heather Roth, Leonardo Moreira & Luna Grimberg	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)
7	7	"Ghosts of Past Christmas" "Fantasmas do Natal passado"	Hugo Prata	Heather Roth	March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)

Season 2 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date [5]
8	1	"I Will Survive" "Sobre viver"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
9	2	"Commitments" "Compromissos"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
10	3	"The Carioca Way" "Jeitinho carioca"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
11	4	"All Female" "Só as mulheres"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
12	5	"Second Chance" "Segunda chance"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)
13	6	"Choices" "Escolhas"	TBA	TBA	June 19, 2020 (2020-06-19)

Production

On November 6, 2017, Netflix announced the production of a new Brazilian series which would be set in the 1950s with the rise of bossa nova as a backdrop. The series was titled "Coisa Mais Linda" inspired by the song The Girl from Ipanema recorded by João Gilberto and Tom Jobim.[6] On June 29, 2018 is announced the cast of the series and the shooting was initiated in the first week of July, going until October.[7]

Reception

Critical reception

Tess Cagle from The Daily Dot gave the series a 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "Coisa Mais Linda honors the resilience of women from the time period".[8] Writing in Decider, Joel Keller described the series as a "lush look at a woman stuck between her conservative life in São Paulo and the more open life she wants in Rio".[9] The Review Geek gave the series a 7.5 out of 10, commenting that the show "may not have the most original premise" but praising that "the unique blend of aesthetic beauty and character chemistry are enough to keep this one engaging and watchable throughout".[10]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the series was composed and produced by João Erbetta. It was released on music streaming services including Spotify, Deezer and Tidal.[11]

Season 1 songs

"Ver o Mar (feat. Leandro Lima) (Versão Disco)"
"Ver o Mar (feat. Leandro Lima) (Versão Barco)"
"Luz do Seu Olhar (feat. Leandro Lima)"
"Para Ver Você (feat. Leandro Lima & Fernanda Vasconcellos)"
"Morning Song"
"Passions"
"Com que Roupa Eu Vou"
"Branca"
"Minha Vida (feat. Marcela Maita)"
"Nas Ruas do Rio (feat. Nuria Nogueira & Daniel de Paula)"
"O Samba É (feat. Nuria Nogueira)"
"Show do Capitão"

gollark: #include <stdio.h>printf("NO! STOP! YOU'LL RUIN THE STUPIDITY!");

gollark: !interpret WHY

gollark: Wait, someone used it in a serious context? Oh no.

gollark: And it's really completely arbitrary to say "Machine code has performance. Lambda calculus doesn't". Machine code on its own doesn't. Machine code as implemented by whatever processor does.

gollark: No, C is a language specified on its own which doesn't have to be compiled to machine code.

References

"Girls from Ipanema | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
"Netflix Renews Brazilian Original, Coisa Mais Linda". todotvnews. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
M, Smita (June 2, 2020). "'Girls from Ipanema' Season 2: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything about the Netflix period drama". Meaww. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
Dehò, Maurício (February 19, 2019). ""Coisa Mais Linda": Trailer em clima de bossa nova apresenta série da Netflix". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 20, 2019.
"Girls from Ipanema – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
"COISA MAIS LINDA - A hora e a vez das poderosas". O Tempo (in Portuguese). March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
"Conheça o elenco da nova série brasileira da Netflix". Entre Séries (in Portuguese). June 29, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
Cagle, Tess (March 25, 2018). "Netflix drama 'Coisa Mais Linda' explores Bossa Nova clubs and women's rights in Brazil". The Daily Dot. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Keller, Joel (March 25, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Most Beautiful Thing' On Netflix, Where A Divorced Woman Opens A Bossa Nova Club in 1950s Rio". Decider. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
Wheeler, Greg (March 22, 2018). "Most Beautiful Thing – Netflix Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
"Netflix disponibiliza trilha sonora de primeira temporada de "Coisa Mais Linda"; ouça". Pop Cultura (in Portuguese). May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.

External links

Girls from Ipanema on Netflix
Girls from Ipanema on IMDb

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[1] "Girls from Ipanema | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.

[2] "Netflix Renews Brazilian Original, Coisa Mais Linda". todotvnews. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2019.

[S2_Premiere-3] M, Smita (June 2, 2020). "'Girls from Ipanema' Season 2: Release date, plot, cast, trailer and everything about the Netflix period drama". Meaww. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[4] Dehò, Maurício (February 19, 2019). ""Coisa Mais Linda": Trailer em clima de bossa nova apresenta série da Netflix". Universo Online (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[TFC-5] "Girls from Ipanema – Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

[6] "COISA MAIS LINDA - A hora e a vez das poderosas". O Tempo (in Portuguese). March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[7] "Conheça o elenco da nova série brasileira da Netflix". Entre Séries (in Portuguese). June 29, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[8] Cagle, Tess (March 25, 2018). "Netflix drama 'Coisa Mais Linda' explores Bossa Nova clubs and women's rights in Brazil". The Daily Dot. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[9] Keller, Joel (March 25, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Most Beautiful Thing' On Netflix, Where A Divorced Woman Opens A Bossa Nova Club in 1950s Rio". Decider. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[10] Wheeler, Greg (March 22, 2018). "Most Beautiful Thing – Netflix Season 1 Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[11] "Netflix disponibiliza trilha sonora de primeira temporada de "Coisa Mais Linda"; ouça". Pop Cultura (in Portuguese). May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.