''Ó Paí, Ó'' (colloquial form of "''Olhe Para Isso, Olhe''", translated as ''Look At This, Look'') is a 2007 Brazilian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Monique Gardenberg. It tells the story of cortiço residents in Pelourinho, the historical center of

Salvador, Bahia Salvador () is a Municipalities of Brazil, Brazilian municipality and capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognize ...

on the last day of carnaval. Lacking money but not desire for amusement, they get by on creativity, irony, sensuality, and music. The film inspired a TV series, also named ''Ó Paí, Ó'', broadcast on

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

. The 10-episode show premiered on October 31, 2008, and also stars

Lázaro Ramos Luís Lázaro Sacramento de Araújo Ramos (born 1 November 1978) is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director, writer, and voice actor. He started his acting career with the Flock of Olodum Theater group, in Salvador, and is best known ...

Cast

as Roque *

Wagner Moura Wagner Maniçoba de Moura (; born 27 June 1976) is a Brazilian actor, voice-actor and filmmaker. His accolades include the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''The Secret Agent'' (2025), as well as a Golden Globe n ...

as Boca *

Dira Paes Ecleidira Maria Fonseca Paes (born 30 June 1968), known professionally as Dira Paes, is a Brazilian actress and television presenter. Among the numerous awards and nominations she has received, Paes won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Act ...

as Psilene *

Stênio Garcia Stênio Garcia Faro (born 28 April 1932) is a Brazilian actor. Television * 1966 - '' As Minas de Prata'' .... José * 1967 - '' Os Fantoches'' .... Torquato * 1968 - '' A Muralha'' .... Aimbé * 1968 - '' O Terceiro Pecado'' .... Tomás * 19 ...

as Seu Jerônimo *Luciana Souza as Dona Joana *Érico Brás as Reginaldo *Tânia Tôko as Neusão da Rocha *

Emanuelle Araújo Emanuelle Araújo (born July 21, 1976) is a Brazilian actress and singer. She became nationally known in 1999 as lead singer of ''Banda Eva'', where she stayed for only two and a half years until 2002. In 2004 she founded the samba-rock band '' ...

as Rosa * Virginia Rodrigues as Bioncetão

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* 2000s musical comedy-drama films 2007 films Brazilian musical comedy-drama films Films shot in Salvador, Bahia 2000s Portuguese-language films 2007 comedy-drama films 2000s Brazilian films 2007 musical films {{musical-drama-film-stub