as the film's official website states, more than anything o inventor de sonhos is an excuse to delve in this rich period in brazil's history, to document the significant events of this time and parade the city's glorious architecture and people as they are envisioned before the first photographic evidence is available - this is done through the eyes of the film's main character, josé.

filmed on location in paraty, rio de janeiro, the film is a 3d digital reconstruction of the colonial city of rio de janeiro, with a historical accuracy achieved through thorough research using documents and painting from the period, along with maps from the national library.

more information on this fascinating portuguese language film can be found on this page.