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.

Feuilleton en six épisodes de 55 minutes qui brosse avec authenticité le portrait de Voltaire, et retrace la vie du philosophe, fertile en incidents littéraires, politiques et mondains de toute sorte.