Set in the city of Salvador, Bahia, several characters' stories play out against the backdrop of the imminent expulsion of the merchant people at an outdoor market from the harbor area they occupy and which is coveted by big business. Prominent among the characters is a high society woman neglected by her husband; she gets her kicks slumming in the seedy nightclubs by the harbor. She eventually falls in love with a sailor from Sweden.
Moderately amusing melodrama with (mostly fake) social undertones. The dialogue is often ridiculous, but that is part of the amusement. It is quite photogenic in the external sequences, showing Salvador's coastline in glorious black-and-white. It has a certain importance in the history of Brazilian cinema, mainly, I guess, because of its realist style and its location shooting.
Rating: 35
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