"Who wants to try his luck with Ismael?" "An honest little game:" "Guess where the ball is, make some easy money." "Twenty, forty, fifty thousand!" "You lost." "Gotta have a quick eye!" "Fifty pays a hundred." "Hold it for me." "Another fifty." "Match!" "Pick it up!" "Today's my lucky day!" "Another fifty!" "My lucky day!" "Where's the little ball?" "You lost it!" "Gotta have a quick eye!" " This is mine!" " I want to bet." " Where are you from?" " Vila Isabel." "Let's bet then." "Where's the little ball?" "Under your left hand." " The game's over." " Wait!" "I want my ten thousand and another ten." "I won!" " The game's over for you" " Son of a bitch!" "Help!" "Call the police!" "Send him to jail!" "You can let him go." "I don't want to report anybody." " I just want my money back." " Let go." "Everything OK?" "Everything's OK." "Is it broken?" "I don't know." "NOEL, SAMBA POET" "If you swear you love me" "I can be reformed" "But if you're just pretending, lady" "I'm not going to leave the orgy" "If you swear you love me" "I can be reformed" "But if you're just pretending, lady" "I'm not going to leave the orgy" "I've suffered for my loyalty" "Now I can see I shouldn't trust in friendship" "My life is good No worries do I have" "Let me introduce you." "Papagaio, Noel." "Noel, Papagaio" "Pleasure, if you ever need a driver, just call me." "Maybe later." "Come on, I'll introduce you to some friends." "This is my partner Nilton, and Cartola, from Mangueira." " Noel, from Vila Isabel." " A hard worker." "You say that because samba isn't putting food on the table... is it, professor?" " Professor, what's your real name?" " Why?" "I've been working on a construction job, we need a hard worker... and I thought of you." "You need a hard worker?" "Talk to Nilton!" "Shame on you, Noel!" "Study to be a doctor or start making some money." "What's up, mom?" "Just what I said!" "To help your father... who works hard so far away from home to support you." "I'm okay." "Don't worry, ma'am, the show'll be over early." "All the 'Tangarás' have other jobs go to school." "We're not bums." "The day we headed south It was to show the world" "How Tangarás can sing" "The tombs for my family I made Had a customer a day to be buried" "And in my turn, when I popped off Although they were new" "Not one place was left" "We're the 'Tangarás'." "Thank you and good night." "Sorry." "What's up, Noel?" "It doesn't look good you being up on stage with that long face." " The music..." " What?" "Is it out of tune?" "Forget it." "I'm a poet." "Tell me a poem then." "The cock is the daddy of all..." "Comforter of pussies and cunts" "The soul of arseholes And the heart of the minge" "Your mother's best friend He's my father, your father" "Father of the sonnet Father of the motherfucker!" "Very good!" "Excuse me..." "This guy's filthy, I don't like him." "Is that any way to treat a lady, Papagaio?" "Father!" "You've grown!" "You look good!" "Martha..." " I'm back empty-handed." " Let's lucky the nursery is doing OK." "Don't worry, dad." "We'll be alright." "That's good, because I don't intend to be an employee anymore." "From now on I'm going to dedicate myself to what really matters:" "My inventions." "Sure!" "But you're going to look for another job, right?" "I've spent a long time alone." "I've had lots of ideas." "Let's my duty to develop them... especially now the Americans are broke." "Brazil has a chance in the industrial culture." "But develop what, Neca?" "I have solutions, Martha." "For problems that don't even exist!" "In the future, the big cities will invade the seas... and I have an invention that'll transform transportation... the aquatic bicycle!" "BRAZIL'S NATIONAL ANTHEM" "Today I'm jumping like a frog" "To see if I can escape These damn vultures" "I'm already covered in rags" "I'll end up truly naked" "My coat has turned to stuffing, And I ask:" "Which clothes?" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "Lately I haven't been partying" "Coz money's been hard to come by" "You're leaving?" "Even though I'm quite the lad" "I ain't got nothing to spend" " Is it cold?" " Do you think I serve warm beer?" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "But the first bar is just like the national anthem." "But that's the point, Almirante..." "So, let's release it for carnival?" "But we've already agreed to record Braguinha's song." "From now on I'm going to be different" "I'll start to go to work" "Because I want to Smarten myself up..." "And I'll treat you rough" "So that I can get better" "Because this life it ain't so easy And I ask:" "Which clothes?" "Which clothes... let's an interesting samba." "But if you'll excuse me, I have an appointment." "See you, Papagaio." "Don't worry." "Cartola lives right there." "We're close, come on." "Don't worry." "I think medicine is my destiny." "This samba of yours... could have come from one of the lads from Mangueira or Estácio." "From any good samba musician." "Very good." "I'll buy it." "He liked." "This samba will make the carnival." "OK." "Sold!" "Lately I haven't been partying" "Coz money's been hard to come by" "Even though I'm quite the lad" "I ain't got nothing to spend" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "Which clothes should I wear" "To the samba you invited me to?" "In a deck of cards lies my game And my downfall lies in the bottle!" "I'm in a bad way, Doctor." "I've got a really bad hangover." "Take it easy, Noel." "You need to rest a lot." "Take this medicine." "You'll see, let's nothing." "5 YEARS LATER" "NOEL ROSA WINS CARNIVAL COMPETITION AGAIN" "Your friends doing alright for himself..." "Do you want to bet I can get these two over to the table in a flash?" "I don't doubt it!" "Excuse me." "How are you, ladies?" "You're stepping into the birthplace of samba." "Chico, you know that tune Ismael played you yesterday?" " I liked it a lot." " Thanks." "Could you follow me?" "This tune is worth at least 100 thousand réis, don't you think?" "Waiter!" "But for a one-off tune you pay more than double." "On the other hand, those months when you don't compose... or I don't record, I pay the same..." "How was carnival?" "What's your name?" " Linda." " Noel." "I think of myself as someone who pays up, even when I don't have to." "If you could increase the monthly payment just a little, it would help." "How much?" "Thirty percent." "Let's not worth it for me." "Out of friendship." "I can consider 10 percent." "At least pay the bill for the guys today!" "And mine too!" "Working class muse!" "You're too cute to work in a factory..." "When I hear the factory whistle, I think of you." "Such a shame you pretend not to see me..." "We're going home, ok?" "What a surprise!" "How did you find me here?" "You told me you worked at a factory." "Is it yours?" "I borrowed it." "Do you want to go for a ride?" " No." " Please." "Get in and I'll take you to your castle, princess." "OK." "Ready?" "Noel, you have to take me home." "My mom is going to be worried." "Alright." "... and to open this special party night in honour of the 'Samba Poet'... the Apollo Cabaret presents Araci de Almeida!" "The world condemns me And no one cares" "Always putting my name down" "Not a thought would they spare" "If I died of hunger or thirst" "But philosophy" "Helps me live today Helps me not to care" "In my eternal state of readiness I keep pretending that I am rich" "So no-one turns and laughs at me" "You can live forever By being a slave to these people" "Thriving on their own hypocrisy" "Ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm welcome to the inspired author... of the repertoire that the crème de la crème of radio will sing tonight." "But please understand... that our guest woke up stuttering a little today." "A round of applause for Noel Rosa, samba's philosopher!" "Wi-wi-wicked wo-wo-woman" "You've ma-ma-made me A ruined m-m-man" "I've g-g-got so ji-ji-jittery I've st-st-started st-st-stuttering" "I'm so so very l-l-Ionely let's such a p-p-painful l-l-Ionging" "You're so so very c-c-cruel You t-t-treat me like a f-f-fool" "You ga-ga-gave me your heart Then l-l-left me far ap-ap-art" "You pr-pr-pretend so na-na-turally" "You've m-m-made" "Such a fool of m-m-me" "After this show of good humor from our beloved guest of honour... the Apollo Cabaret Orchestra will play a little Foxtrot..." "May I have the honor?" "Of course, where's your card?" "OK." "You're not from Rio, are you?" "How do you know?" "Easy!" "If you were from here, we'd definitely be married, with kids and all." "Right now, we'd be in bed, enjoying ourselves." "You don't look like a future family man." "That's true..." "As an employee of the house, I'm not allowed to accept marriage proposals" "Sorry for being a bit daring." "I can't help it." "But I like those who dare." "And drinking some champagne with my friends?" "Can you do that?" "I'm on duty..." "You know what'd look good on you?" " What?" " Me!" " She deserves a song, Noel!" " She deserves a lot of songs!" "You deserve the best song ever written!" "Ceci, the great lady of cabaret!" "Officer, the thing is that Linda and I went out in the car to see the view." "It got late and we fell asleep." "When we woke up it was already morning." "We're dating and she didn't do anything she didn't want to." "OK." "Let's Noel, right?" "On top of abduction, corruption of a minor." " Officer..." " Be quiet, girl!" "I wasn't caught in the act!" "No one can testify against me." "I will!" "Our friend Judge Pontes... who had great respect for Lindaura's dead father... has guaranteed that you as the officer would sort this out properly." "That's true." "If the situation isn't sorted out... the law will have to be applied." " Officer, I..." " Listen here Lindaura... you will not besmirch the good name of your father." "Neither will this ugly individual." " But mother, you..." " Stop it!" "Let's go!" "Mr. Moreira, I'm counting on your decency, and so is Judge Pontes." " Officer, I..." " Quiet, girl!" "Get out of my way, I only want to see you when you're married!" "Please send my best wishes to the judge." "If I'm going to be trapped anyway, I'd rather go to jail." "NOEL ROSA ORDERED TO MARRY" "Looks like they've got you this time." "That's what fame does." "There you go." "Ask them to come in." "OK." "Busy today." "Good afternoon." "My hat's at an angle Clogs dragging along" "Silk scarf round my neck Switchblade at my side" "With a swing in my gait I tease and I challenge" "I'm so very proud, Of being a bum" "I know they talk about me" "But those I see work live in misery" "I'm a bum" "'Coz since I was a boy" "I've had the calling to play samba Now let's see who's right." "If I may say, Wilson..." "I don't quite agree with those lyrics you sang on the radio yesterday." "Why not?" "A real player doesn't show off." "I could even write a tune about it." "Right, Araci?" "Yeah..." "The words are right here." "Let's do it?" "Stop dragging your clogs" "Because clogs were never sandals" "And take the white silk scarf From around your neck" "Buy yourself some shoes and a tie" "Throw away that switchblade That gets in your way" "With your hat at an angle" "I want you to be free from the law" "Writing samba tunes I've already given you paper and pen" "Find a sweetheart and a guitar" "Hoodlum's a derogatory word" "That only serves to Put the samba man down" "I ask all civilized people Not to call you a hoodlum" "But a real bum!" "Very imaginative." "But don't worry..." "I've already got a tune up my sleeve in response to that." "What is it, Linda?" "Have you seen the paper?" "My mom's thrown me out of the house." "Yesterday I slept at Maria's, but tonight I've nowhere to go." "Jesus!" "What do you want me to do?" "Sit down." "Ismael..." "What is it, Orestina?" "Nilton's dead." "What is it?" "Nilton's dead!" "You can't escape tuberculosis." "If you take my advice, Noel... concerning your problem with the police..." "Linda's been thrown out of her house, yeah?" "Hasn't she asked for your help?" "Rent a room for her in the red-light district." "Tell her that it's only for a few days... then tell the police and send the little princess to jail." "There you go!" "No one'll have to get married anymore." "Thanks, Wilson, but I've still got scruples." "Those born on the right side of the tracks will never understand the ways of the street." "Don't mix streetwise with a guttersnipe." "Whoever's born in Vila Isabel Doesn't hesitate" "To embrace the samba" "That makes the branches Of the trees dance" "And the moon come up earlier." "There in Vila Isabel Whoever's smart" "Doesn't fear the well off." "Sâo Paulo gives us coffee Minas gives us milk" "And Vila Isabel provides samba" "There's something charming about" "The Vila that makes us feel good" "It has the name of a princess" "It changed samba Into a spell that enchants us" "I know everything I do I know where I go" "Passión doesn't destroy me" "But modesty aside I have to say" "Gentlemen, I'm from the Vila" "Relax." "Another ten minutes and you can go into the room and get your clothes." "Do you want something to drink in the meantime?" "No, thanks." "If you decide to work with us, I can guarantee that you'll be treated well." "I'll pay four days for you here." "I'll be back tomorrow." "Wow!" "Nina, I'm staying." "Where's my tune, Noel?" "Ceci!" " Wait a minute." " What's up?" "I've suddenly had the idea I've been looking for all day..." "What?" "I saw you smiling and the verses popped into my head ready made." "Good evening, miss." "Good evening and good morning, Chico Alves." "So Noel, where's my song then?" "I think it's ready now." "Did you bring the 200 thousand?" "Calm down, Noel!" "I was thinking of asking you for a discount out of friendship." "I don't want to hear this!" "We'll talk later, but for now sing, boy." "I'm curious." "Wait a minute, Noel." "Don't sing just yet." "200 thousand for carnival's next big hit?" "No, that's not enough. 300!" " Meet my manager." " Yeah, right!" "200 for the partnership, take it or leave it... 350 and your car for the night!" "And the tune'll be all mine?" "All yours... and mine!" "Damned mercenary." "OK, if you're taking my car, I'm only paying you tomorrow." "Come on in, Noel!" "Oh no!" "Kiss it better..." "Kiss it better..." "Sorry." "At a Lapa cabaret I first met you" "I smoked and spilled Champagne Down your soirée" "We danced a samba, and tangoed too We talked the night away" "And left, at last, long after The band had ceased to play" "At the door a car was waiting" "But you were set on going your way" "Next day I walked Uptown and down" "Searching for the Dame of Cabaret" "I don't recall if I cried as I read" "The letter where I saw you say" "You'd turned your back On the night" "Where you say people Just live to betray" "I'm going to need some tests done." "He needs to come to my office as soon as possible." "Sorry, I've finished for the night." "But you don't look like you work here..." "So lonely..." "I'm waiting for a friend." "Won't you join me in another glass of wine?" "Only if it's a Cave Bleu." "The typical choice of a French heroine." "Let's the wine that pays the best commissión for the dancers." "My name's Mario Lago." "Let's a pleasure." "Ceci." "Unfortunately the news isn't good." "I've found a serious mark on the left lung... and something else on the right one as well." "Is it serious?" "Tuberculosis." "But it's treatable, Noel." "Treatment for tuberculosis has come a long way recently." "You can even lead a normal life..." "Isn't there a cure?" "He has to take good care of himself if he wants to continue living." "I begged you to change" "But unfortunately now Our love is going to end" "As I'm finally leaving" " I want half!" " And you'll know why let's to flee the darkness That I run from you" "With you I'm living" "In an endless hell" "I'm leaving you" "To flee the darkness" " Who's that song by?" " By a friend of mine." "Why?" " Do you want to buy it?" " Are you sure?" "It sounds like a tune by a friend of "mine"." "Who?" "Quinzinho, come here!" "Sing us your tune!" "Stop the playacting 'cause I saw the boy hidden away... writing it all down." "What God didn't give you as a chin, he made up for in arrogance." "Samba thieves lose even their ears in hell." "Oh yeah?" "Well, sing one of "your" songs now face-ache!" "If I like it, it's mine." "If I don't, I'm going to put a bunch of scars on your chin." " Sing, damn it!" " Cut it out, guys!" "This guy's famous." "If you mess with him, you'll be lynched by the whole of Vila Isabel." "Stop it..." "Now get out!" "Out!" "Noel!" "I've been looking for you!" "Officer, I can't wait anymore." "My son's really sick... he needs to take the girl to look after him in Belo Horizonte... but there's no time to arrange the papers for the wedding." "Bring them both here and... we'll hold a fake ceremony... just to appease Olindina, afterwards, we'll see." " Thank you." " At your service." "Just one more." "Pierrot's in love" "He used to sing all day" "But because of Columbine" "In the end he cried In the end he cried" "You don't understand." "I want to talk to him..." " I want some news about him." " Stop it, Ceci." "Noel's gotten married to someone else." "Better if you leave them alone." " Columbine went into a bar" " Sorry, Papagaio." " I'm going to dance." " She drank and drank and left" "Saying 'Damn you Pierrot!" "Take a running jump With the harlequin!" "'" "Pierrot's in love" "He used to sing all day Because of Columbine" "But in the end he cried In the end he cried" "A great love always has a sad end" "With Pierrot it happened this way" "After being crushed so hard He went and drank out the pain" "Good morning, Noel." "Take your medicine." "Thanks, my love." "I'm pleased you're better." "I'm so proud to be your wife." "We'll soon go back to Rio and I'll join you in the nightlife." "Yeah?" "Don't you remember that my relatives have gone away for the day?" "But they could be back any minute." "What is it, Linda?" "We're married." "Do you want to infect me?" "We don't have to kiss." "Let's been three months since we've done anything!" "Not even a cuddle." "I've put on 12 kilos!" "I want to show you where the extra kilos are now..." "Calm down, Noel... slowly!" "Won't you let me?" "Slowly." "Damn it!" "Six years of work out of the window!" "A damned North American has patented my invention!" "Stop it!" "My God, Neca!" "You've put on weight." "Let's all Linda's fault." "You took very good care of him, Linda." "What a shame Dad, your invention..." "You're lucky, Noel." "You spit out your songs and everyone pats you on the back." "I'm glad you're succeeding." "What is it, Dad?" "You still have so many things to invent." "You produce a verse every time you cough." "But science isn't that generous." "Shit..." "Don't talk like that, son." "He'll get better." "Hold your head up." "You look so well." "Thank God!" "This trip has done you a lot of good." "A dancer came here looking for you..." "Ceci." " Charming!" " Don't talk like that!" "I'm going out." "I miss the guys." "I'm going with you." "No, Linda, stay here." "My Mother needs help, and my Father too." "See you later." "I know what you were doing" "You came to my little home" "Just to find out the day" "When I'd stop breathing this air" "But I wasn't there so instead" "You left your regards And went on your way" "Not even leaving your name" "More cruel More beautiful than sincere" "And so from the info I got, I saw" "That this wonderful visitor Was you, Ceci" "There can't be a girl in this world" "Who's a bigger tease than you!" "Son of a bitch!" "Noel!" "The rose of my garden!" "I'm back!" "My favorite samba poet!" "Are you better?" "I think so." "Hey, there Kid Pepe." "How are you?" "I missed you, Ismael!" "I almost died... of loneliness!" " How was the trip?" " Fine." " Do you recognize her?" " Orestina!" "How you've grown!" "If she wasn't your sister..." "Hey, brother, how's it going?" "How's samba in Rio?" " Let's play!" " Show me the money!" "Noel, how are you?" "What a surprise!" "I had a bit of time the other day and I remembered that tune of yours." "I've got a reply ready for you now." " Sing away!" " But let's carry on playing, OK?" "He goes on so illogically That the Samba in the Vila" "Swings magically But I didn't see a thing" "When I went to check it out The Vila's nice and quiet" "But let me say "Watch out!"" "Before you say goodnight, Make sure your door's locked tight" "I went there to see the trees dance" "And find at my feet the roots Of the guy from the street" "The moon rose that night so late" "That one of my sambas They assasinated" "And this, my friends Is why I cry..." "Bravo!" "Good tune!" "I have to say I don't agree with the lyrics." "If you like, you can keep the melody and I'll come up with the words." "Go play some poker!" "How are you?" "Did you like the song I wrote for you?" "Let's good that you're a clown." "Otherwise, it'd be embarrassing to have been called a tease on Radio Philips." "I missed you." " Go see your wife!" " You're the reason I exist." "Don't be stupid." "Please, princess." "My uptight soul screams out... that its being can never be fullfilled without your majesty." "Forget about me, Noel." "Only if I was blind, deaf and dumb." "Is it like that with your wife too?" "Let's only like that with you." "But it must be good." "You married her." "You know I was forced to marry her." "I'm just a cheap ride here, Noel." "Why don't we live together?" "I'll pay the bills." "You're the only one for me." "I don't want so much commitment." "I'm a cabaret dancer." "If I'd wanted to get married, I would have done..." "But look." "I'm already married." "I just need a place in the city to leave a change of clothes." "And also because I can't eat out because of the problem with my chin." "Don't you need an apartment?" "Well, I'll pay." "As long as you want me, we'll be together." "Yeah?" "Well, if you promise not to interfere in my life... and promise just to show up now and again." "The good-for-nothing!" "I'll get you, you shameless!" "Where've you been?" "Where did you sleep?" " Quiet, Mom!" " What's this?" "Three suits?" "And nothing for Linda?" "But Mom, Linda doesn't wear suits!" "What sort of a crazy contraption is this, Dad?" "They're headlight clogs." "It lights the way for those who need to walk in the dark... without drawing attention to themselves." "Genius!" "I've still got to put in the toe operated on-off switch." "Have you patented it yet?" "Dad..." "Please, take a seat." " How's your wife?" " She's fine." "Marriage is good because it puts you on the right track." "Yeah, the train track!" "You can leave this with me." "I'm in such a mess." "Officer, what's wrong with such an honest little game?" "I don't want to talk about it." "Now, boy, I mean, sir, aren't you a friend of the great Francisco Alves?" "Me too." "I've had a few tunes recorded." "Right." "My wife's probably heard them." "She listens to Radio Philips all day long." "Wasn't it you who sang "If you swear you love me..."." ""The orgy" and all that..." "Look, I'll do this..." "I'll give it some poetic license this time." "Ismael gives me his autograph for my wife... and we'll keep this between ourselves, OK?" "Yes, sir." "That's fair." "Please." "With your registered signature, please." "I wish to say a few words." "To Ceci, for whom I throw myself into the unknown... out of respect for the beauty of love." "Who makes my heart dance and my verses pop like popcorn in the pan." "To my muse!" "Hurray!" "Don't make love Let me sleep" "Oh my darling Have mercy on me" "I had a dream And startled, woke up" "Fearing that you Had cheated on me" "I can't sleep in peace" "Commitmentless love is so rare" "Fulfilling your promises, hard" "Love is so easy to find What's difficult is learning to love" "The world has surprises" "But we know what's for sure" "That's why I'm prepared" "To find if I've been betrayed or not" "What are you looking at?" "I don't know why, but..." "this twisted chin of yours... makes me go all funny inside..." "What terrible breath, Noel!" "I love the smell of cigarettes, alcohol... and the smell of your make-up when you come back from the cabaret." "Cute!" "If I wasn't so busy..." "I'd marry you." "You bastard!" "Son of a bitch!" "You leave me at your parents' and I have to pretend I'm a fool... so as not to be ashamed." "Is this how you thank me?" " Who's this slut!" "?" " A fan asking for an autograph." "A fan?" "!" "Let me go!" "If you'd rather kill yourself living in a bar, that's your problem." "But I don't deserve to be humiliated in public!" "You're coming home with me." " I've got things to do." " What?" "I'll come too." " Let's not a good place for you." " I don't care!" "We need to celebrate." " Celebrate what?" " You're going to be a father!" "Would you prefer a boy or a girl?" "Don't worry about it, poet!" "Women are all the same!" "What counts is that our tune is doing well on the radio!" "Let's even picked your career up a bit." "I wish that would happen to me, see if I can get myself out of the hole." "I'm broke." "Why don't you ask your sister to hold some money back..." " from Saturnino's commissión." " Watch your mouth!" "If you want to borrow some, just ask." "Drizzle is falling" "And it's going to wet my yard" "Are you listening, Noel?" "What a good partnership we have!" " But I loathe this song!" " Shut up!" "Make me!" "I won't be a burden anymore, Noel." "My ruin isn't going to weigh on your deathly personage." "Let'll be enough for you to have destroyed your wife's life and yours." "Excuse me!" "That's the risk that guys like us run when they get wrapped up... in the martial art of bigamy." "You have to train for six months on the streets, boy." "Let's not a game for amateurs from Vila Isabel!" "Who are you to say?" "God, what terrible tip!" "Long live the musicians and groups" "Who have always known so well" "That the Vila doesn't mean any harm" "But just wants to sing And play samba" "Now." "Why lie?" "If the gift for deceit" "Has not found you just yet" "Why lie?" "If there's no need to cheat on me" "Why lie?" "If you still haven't found" "The cunning of women" "Why lie?" "When I know you like someone else" "Who says he doesn't want you" "You never felt anything like it, right?" "This looks like a congress of penguins!" "Look!" "Lots of penguins!" "That's her!" "The owner of the Dragon Store!" "I always knew you'd be a dragon yourself!" "Who's the waiter here?" "Sorry." "I'm very sorry." "Look what I found, Linda!" "It belonged to Noel." "Hi, Linda, come here!" " You did it!" " No, you did it!" "Get the ball!" " Martha!" " Linda!" "Son of a bitch officer!" " Let's go!" " Are you crazy?" " Hit me!" " I'm done for the day." "Hit me, Lola!" "Like this!" "Bastard!" "I liked it!" "Hit me." "The day started well then..." " Isn't it a bit early for a beer?" " Beer's a full meal." "Let's got hops!" " Let's a meal in itself." " Oh, really?" "What about the brandy?" "You don't want me to eat without a drink, do you?" "You're worthless!" "I'm worried about you." "You have to take better care of yourself." "You only live once." "There's no second chance." "Let's not quite like that." "If you keep drinking like that, it'll be the end of you." "Tuberculosis is like marriage:" "You have to know how to manage it." "Very encouraging." "What's with your face?" "Your mouth is very swollen." "Let me see." "Open your mouth." "Fuck!" "You're going to have to operate, you know?" "And it stinks, man!" "Get away from me!" "Hi." "What happened to your eye?" "Why are you crying?" " She fell over!" " Don't speak to him like that!" " I do what I want!" " I know how to defend myself." "Where are you going dressed like that, at this time?" "Go away, please." "She's going to the fairground." "Let's not necessary." "Let my sister go." "You make her do this." "Your sister likes money, Ismael." "Do you like it?" "Do you want to hold it?" "No." "Your sister loves it." "We heard a shot from that house." "Officer, please, above all he's an artist." "A murderer and a thief!" "Take him away." "Treat him the way you'd treat me." "Twist... put two sheets together... tie them to the foot of the bed..." "Turn fourteen times." "Fourteen times?" "!" "The end?" "!" "?" "Neca!" "What do you want?" "Your father's dead." "He killed himself." "Martha..." "Noel..." "Helio... friends... we are here to pay our last respects... to our dear friend Manuel de Medeiros Rosa." "A creative inventor... a brilliant man, who in his restlessness... always searched for the unknown." "An honest, loving family man, he has left us his greatest work:" "Two creative and brilliant sons." "May he rest in peace... and may God guide his way." "I threw my cigarette on the ground And stubbed it out" "But without another to smoke I picked it up and lit it up again" "Behind the smoke I denied myself Crying and saying again and again" "He is the one I chose To die painlessly" "Cartola... my father killed himself." "His mother also killed herself." "But I haven't inherited this habit." "I hope not." "I can't stop now, Cartola!" "I promised to write a song for Ceci." "Take advantage of the fact you're down." "Let's at times like these that we compose the greatest tunes." "Look!" "The wires of Mangueira!" "They're guitar strings." "The musical battle led by the Samba Poet, Noel Rosa... just gets hotter and hotter, as we'll hear now in the harsh words... of his sparring partner..." "Wilson Batista, singing "Frankenstein da Vila"." "You're never going to feel too fine When you meet someone of his kind" "Yet he looks just like Frankenstein" "But as the song says" "Behind an ugly face Lies a good heart" "Everyone in the Vila knows that" "Out of the ugly You're top of the list" "I'm talking to you Unless you'd missed it" "And don't turn to me later Saying I'm your berater" "Rather, I'm your friend, my friend" "Look at them!" "They're stumbling all over the place!" "Hi." " Give me a hand!" " I'm fine." "Come here." "Jesus Christ!" "Bitch!" "He who finds must then lose, for sure That is why I must now endure" "The cruel pain of this longing All the misery and suffering" " What's your name?" " Orlando Martins." "I'm a reporter." "I'm spending a few days in Piraí." "I like your work very much." "Thank you." "Who's the "Great Lady of the Cabaret"?" "Sorry." "You should have left me in the brothel." "Relax, Noel..." "Breathe..." "Relax..." "Breathe, Noel!" "Someone call a doctor!" "Breathe, Noel!" "Breathe!" "Go on, you rascal." "Let's see it." "... the news from the country isn't good... it appears that the Samba Philosopher Noel Rosa... is in a critical condition having suffered... a violent attack during the night." "More news in our next bulletin..." "There you go, you infected bitch!" "You gave him the disease, and now he's going to die." " You whore!" " Somebody help!" "Ceci!" "Let's all your fault." "Let go!" "You could at least have waited for us to leave." "Rafael!" "Calm down, please." "Is it true that you caught the disease from the Muse of Samba..." " He can't give interviews." " The 'Great Lady of the Cabaret'?" "Come in, son, come in." "Apart from the crisis... it seems the mountains have done you good, Noel." "But keep taking your medicine religiously." "Don't worry, Doctor." "And try to sleep as much as possible." "I'll take you to the door, Doctor." " The fever has gone down, Noel." " We have to celebrate." "Papagaio's here." "Hey, Poet!" "Hey, Papagaio!" "I need you to do me a favor." "Of course." "I need you to learn a tune." "Pass me the guitar, please." "Hi, Sônia." "Hi, Noel." "Do you have news from Ceci?" "No, has been ten days since Ceci doesn't show up here." " Have you taken your medicine, Ceci?" " No." "Let's in the kitchen cupboard." "I'll get you another cup of tea." "Are you busy?" "Our love, that I cannot forget" "And which started at a" "Saint John's Party" "Today dies with no fireworks" "Portraits or tickets" "No moonlight or guitars" "Near you I'm quiet" "My mind is full but I say nothing" "I'm too afraid of crying" "I'll never crave your lips again" "But now you cannot banish" "My one, last wish" "If a friend of yours" "Should ask" "If you continue to love me or not" "Say you adore me" "And tell them you're sorry and cry" "Over our cruel separation" "To the people I hate" "Always tell them I'm useless" "That the bar is my home" "And I ruined your life" "Then say I've no claim" "On all that you gave" "NOEL ROSA DIED AGED 26" "AFTER CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF BRAZILIAN MUSIC" "TODAY, MANY OF HIS 259 COMPOSITIONS" "ARE STILL BEING RECORDED" "BY ARTISTS OF EVERY DIFFERENT STYLE."