René Persin

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

A composer seeks inspiration to write a samba the encapsulates all beautiful elements of Brazil.

In 1975 Gilberto Gil was releasing his album 'Refazenda', and talk a little about it in this interview.