The documentary divided the film into three states; showing the musical difference according to the location. Unlike many films in the genre, this film gave a lot of "breath" to the viewer by not constantly narrating or having music over every shots that were not interviews. Many times, there were only shots with natural sounds and sometimes music on location. The fact that there wasn't always a narrator gave open meaning to many of the shots, specially ones of landscape and portraits of diverse communities. I felt like Kaurismaki just shot what he saw and let the viewer see the same.
The colors were vivid yet washed out from what seemed to be shot on film. The the vivid yellows and greens were aesthetically pleasing and supported the vivid music and carnavalesque situations. The editing of close up portraits cut one after the other in a sequence was very effective in times in which the director wanted to show the people behind the music.
Kaurismaki portrayed through interviews, portraits, and the composition of music with image the richness in Brazilian music as well as the identities of the people. A viewer from any background can relate with the way music can help escape and understand human issues. The brazilian people clearly face social-economic problems, yet the music clearly serves as a way of overcoming and documenting their life.
-Samira
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