A former professional soccer player, Adirley has directed four short and two documentary feature films, and received more than 40 awards in Brazilian and international film festivals. His previous film, White Out Black In (2015), premiered at the Brasília Film Festival, and was screened at Art of the Real, Viennale, DocLisboa, Ficunam, Rotterdam, Mar del Plata, among other venues, and was distributed commercially by Vitrine Filmes. Era uma Vez Brasília (2017) is this third documentary feature.