(12) The High Society Of Rio de Janeiro
Only for new year‘s eve parties rich Cariocas, as the Rio-de-Janeirians call themselves, go to Copacabana, overlooking the firworks and the famous beach with hundert thousands of ordinary people. Normally they stay in their guarded condominios in Ipanema, Gavea, Leblon or Barra. Or like plastic surgery pioneer Ivo Pitanguy on their private island in some distance form Rio.
Between favelas and villas we are meeting with Zico, the white Pele, Hans Stern, the greatest jeweller in the country, born in Essen, ruhr valley, Germany, Hans Donner, Brazil‘s celebrated tv-designer and his wife, the carnival and samba queen Globeleza.
The grand-grand-son of Brazil‘s last emperor, Prince Jaozinho de Orleans e Bragança, is now an ecologist, who rather wants to be in Rio‘s remaining jungle rainforest than at extravagant parties.
* Original German title: Mondän!
Between favelas and villas we are meeting with Zico, the white Pele, Hans Stern, the greatest jeweller in the country, born in Essen, ruhr valley, Germany, Hans Donner, Brazil‘s celebrated tv-designer and his wife, the carnival and samba queen Globeleza.
The grand-grand-son of Brazil‘s last emperor, Prince Jaozinho de Orleans e Bragança, is now an ecologist, who rather wants to be in Rio‘s remaining jungle rainforest than at extravagant parties.
* Original German title: Mondän!
The Mondän! (Glamoroso!) series was nominated for the national Adolf-Grimme-Prize in 2000
First aired 28th November 1999, 22.30 pm on ZDF
1,97 million viewers, 9,2 % market share
The Mondän! series had unbelievable 67 reruns between 1998 and 2011.
Written and directed by
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
Francesca D‘Amicis
Produced by:
Petra Höfer
Freddie Röckenhaus
Producers:
Paulo Quinderé
Pedro Cavalcante
Silke Rossink
DOP:
Brian Sewell
Thomas Schäfer
Editing:
Jörg Wegner
Editor at ZDF:
Peter Arens
A colourFIELD production, commissioned by ZDF