If you thought TV shows in which audiences and juries judge musical acts were a relatively new phenomenon, you'd better think again. In the 1970s, such "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil. They were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of elimination rounds. They also formed the springboard for the career of many a big-name star, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Gil. Appearing on such a program was no cakewalk, however: audiences could be as wild in their condemnation as in their appreciation of an artist. Extensive archive footage (including performances and behind-the-scenes interviews) from a turbulent final of the Festival of Brazilian Popular Music one evening in 1967 paints a fascinating picture, not only of the transformation of Brazilian music into real "festival" music, but also of a society starting to buck against the yoke of military rule.

Final do III Festival da Música Popular Brasileira da TV Record, em 21 de outubro de 1967. Entre os candidatos que disputavam os principais prêmios figuravam Chico Buarque de Holanda, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil com os Mutantes, Roberto Carlos, Edu Lobo e Sérgio Ricardo, protagonista da célebre quebra da viola no palco e lançado para a platéia, depois das vaias para “Beto Bom de Bola”. Com imagens de arquivo e apresentações de músicas como “Roda Viva”, “Alegria Alegria”, “Domingo no Parque” e “Ponteio”, o filme registra o momento do tropicalismo, os rachas artísticos e políticos na época da ditadura e a consagração de nomes que se tornaram ídolos até hoje no cenário musical brasileiro.

Saiba tudo sobre o 3o. Festival de Música Popular Brasileira ocorrido em 1967. Veja as apresentações de Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso e outros artistas importantes da MPB.