Girls from Ipanema
Girls from Ipanema (), previously titled Most Beautiful Thing, is a Brazilian period drama streaming television series created by Giuliano Cedroni and Heather Roth. Produced by Prodigo Films, the series had as producers Francesco Civita and Beto Gauss, and Caíto Ortiz as showrunner. It stars Maria Casadevall, Pathy Dejesus, Fernanda Vasconcellos, Mel Lisboa, Leandro Lima and Ícaro Silva. The first season, consisting of seven episodes, premiered on Netflix worldwide on March 22, 2019. On May 13, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. The second season consists of 6 episodes and was released June 19, 2020 . Plot. "Girls from Ipanema" follows the story of Malu (Maria Casadevall), a young and wealthy woman from São Paulo who moves to Rio de Janeiro to open a restaurant with her husband. Upon arriving, she discovers that he has abandoned her and fled with all the money. Malu then leaves in search of a new dream amid the emergence of bossa nova in the city with a new love, the musician Chico. Production. On November 6, 2017, Netflix announced the production of a new Brazilian series which would be set in the 1950s with the rise of bossa nova as  a backdrop. The series was titled ""Coisa Mais Linda"" inspired by the song The Girl from Ipanema recorded by João Gilberto and Tom Jobim. On June 29, 2018 is announced the cast of the series and the shooting was initiated in the first week of July, going until October. Reception. Critical reception. Tess Cagle from "The Daily Dot" gave the series a 4 out of 5 stars, saying that ""Coisa Mais Linda" honors the resilience of women from the time period". Writing in "Decider", Joel Keller described the series as a "lush look at a woman stuck between her conservative  life in São Paulo and the more open life she wants in Rio". "The Review Geek" gave the series a 7.5 out of 10, commenting that the show "may not have the most original premise" but praising that "the unique blend of aesthetic beauty and character chemistry are enough to keep this one engaging and watchable throughout". Soundtrack. The soundtrack of the series was composed and produced by João Erbetta. It was released on music streaming services including Spotify, Deezer and Tidal.