Rânia (2012)

Rânia (Graziela Felix) tells the story of a 16-year-old girl who lives in the slums of the northern Brazilian town of Fortaleza. Rânia helps with the household chores, studies in a local public school, works in a bar on the beach and dreams to become a dancer. Alongside her inseparable best friend, Zizi (Nataly Rocha), Rânia is introduced to the ‘Sereia da Noite’, a local bohemian joint where fun, dance and money mix, fuse and rock the night. When Rânia meets the choreographer Estela (Mariana Lima), she will be torn between the nightlife and the daily dance practice. Can Rânia realize her dream and maybe even earn her living dancing?