This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I bought the DVD and have watched it many times. It's a universal statement about the pointlessness of human relationships when they're based almost entirely on physical attraction and the "crush" factor, presented in a very clever and often humorous way, although the film definitely has its dark side. The two secondary characters, played by Tony Ramos and Mônica Torres, are very, very funny...Ramos with his macho/pseudo-biological observations and Mônica with her mathematical/statistical obsession.

The music is brilliant, too. Ed Motta has written some lovely things for it, and it's wonderful to hear Nana Caymmi.

Sorry to say, but the previous reviewer missed the point entirely. Not to mention the fact that anyone who has the slightest comprehension of carioca culture would never call the dialog "unconvincing."