Nasci Para Bailar - Havana/Rio(2011)

Nasci Para Bailar - Havana/Rio is a documentary following the legendary Brazilian pianist and arranger João Donato across six decades of musical collaboration. Born into a musical family in Acre, Donato arrived in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1940s and quickly became a fixture in the city's emerging bossa nova scene, attending sessions at Dick Farney's home alongside other pioneering musicians. The film traces how these informal gatherings evolved into historically significant performances that shaped modern Brazilian jazz and popular music. Through archive footage and interviews, it captures Donato's journey from a young pianist drawn to the accordion's warmth to one of Brazil's most influential composers and arrangers, documenting the creative friendships and musical innovations that defined an era.