Heloisa Machado

In 2024, Madonna performed the biggest show of her career in Rio de Janeiro. The sands of Copacabana welcomed 1.6 million people. This film shows how the city prepared for the event and how fans were impacted, eagerly waiting for May 4 and recalling the causes the singer has championed throughout her life.

Gledson is a lonely worker who left his hometown with the dream of becoming an actor in Rio de Janeiro. Tormented by vague memories of his past, he sees his life change when he begins to write a book about Teresa, a prostitute who goes through death expecting a child and ends up on a fantastic island. When a friend of Gledson decides to turn his book into a film, reality and fiction mix: while Teresa has to decide what to do with the child born on the island and the writer deals with the challenge of becoming a creator, the film changes when the director confronts the experience of her own motherhood.

Workers on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro are experiencing moments of transformation in their routines. An instant of dreams, fantasy and escape from reality as a counterpoint to the sameness of everyday life.