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Rio Story by Chris Thorpe

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Rio Story

Author
Chris Thorpe
Narrator
Charles Paraventi, Full Cast
Publisher
BBC Audio
Publish Date
1 October 2012
Run Time
57 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Thriller / suspense fiction
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Set in one of Rio de Janeiro's most crowded favelas, this ambitious drama is part love-story and part thriller revolving around a single day in the lives of a couple of thieves, a crooked policeman, a charity worker, a priest, a blind revolutionary and a pregnant street-kid. Recorded in Brazil, it was made with the help of the Nos do Morro theatre in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro. Starring Charles Paraventi as Marcelo, Julia Bernat as Liza and Matheus Oliveira as Rafael, with Julio Adriao, Danilo Moraes, Andre Cursino, Tatsu Carvalho, Renan Monteiro, Olivia Emes, Fernando Arze and Tecca Ferreira. Written by Chris Thorpe. Casting: Ana Dias Carter and Estela Albani. Production coordinator: Jazmin Castillo. Sound design: Steve Bond. Producer in Brazil: Jan Roldanus. Producer/Director: John Dryden. A Goldhawk Essential Production for BBC Radio 4.

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Author
Chris Thorpe
Narrator
Charles Paraventi, Full Cast
Duration
57 minutes
Release Date
1 October 2012
ISBN
9781471315657
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
BBC Audio
Genre
Thriller / suspense fiction

Synopsis

Set in one of Rio de Janeiro's most crowded favelas, this ambitious drama is part love-story and part thriller revolving around a single day in the lives of a couple of thieves, a crooked policeman, a charity worker, a priest, a blind revolutionary and a pregnant street-kid. Recorded in Brazil, it was made with the help of the Nos do Morro theatre in Vidigal, Rio de Janeiro. Starring Charles Paraventi as Marcelo, Julia Bernat as Liza and Matheus Oliveira as Rafael, with Julio Adriao, Danilo Moraes, Andre Cursino, Tatsu Carvalho, Renan Monteiro, Olivia Emes, Fernando Arze and Tecca Ferreira. Written by Chris Thorpe. Casting: Ana Dias Carter and Estela Albani. Production coordinator: Jazmin Castillo. Sound design: Steve Bond. Producer in Brazil: Jan Roldanus. Producer/Director: John Dryden. A Goldhawk Essential Production for BBC Radio 4.

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