João Paulo Magalhães

Caique grew up on the coast of Ceará, watching the boats come and go. He divides his days between the sea and the bar run by his friend Nana and her father, Chico. Pedro's return stirs up interrupted memories and causes a restlessness that makes Caique reevaluate his relationship with the place where he has always lived.

In the midst of a pandemic scenario, the festive culture of Fortaleza faces obstacles to remain resplendent, which takes us to Praça dos Leões. How is the Lions Cultural Bar? How to deal with the absence of new memories? How to deal with silence? Saudades dos Leões is a documentary that seeks to invoke the memory of this space and rescue moments of joy and cultural relevance in the lives of its audience, mostly LGBTQI+. Furthermore, it talks about its silence and how the lack of this symbolic space weighs on people's history.