Bossa Nova is a 2000 Brazilian-American romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. It stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann.

Synopsis

Miss Simpson, an American living in Rio de Janeiro, teaches English. Among her students are Acácio, a soccer player preparing to move to England, and Nadine, a tech enthusiast excited about an online romance with a supposed New York artist. During a chance encounter, Miss Simpson meets Pedro Paulo, a lawyer recently separated from his wife, who left him for her Chinese tai chi chuan instructor. Captivated by Miss Simpson's charm, Pedro Paulo decides to enroll in one of her classes.

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