在弹丸大小的丛林之中，一老妪奇迹般地产下男孩Macunaima。出生既已成人的Macunaima为了实现生命的意义，带领着家人朋友们踏上了去往大都市的旅程。一路上，光怪陆离之事接二连三地发生，但Macunaima仍保持着一颗纯真的童心。到达了城市之后，他阴差阳错地被恐怖分子拉去闹革命，并经历了种种荒诞滑稽的事件，也从中对生活有了更深的理解……。这部由同名小说改编的电影为新浪潮运动注入了新的审美理念，影片融合了流行喜剧元素与通俗“热带主义”，在60年代末期的电影中具有标志性的意义。

1986 Brazilian telenovela

Bárbara, a French girl living in São Paulo, and two friends transform a small apartment into a luxury bordello, "The Palace of Angels", at first securing money and success, but...

A mirror bought in an auction changes the life of an executive and his wife. They become sexually aroused under the influence of the strange object, which belonged to a bordello in the past. Soon the friends who come to pay a visit also become affected by it.