The Girl from Ipanema charts the progress of bossa nova (new wave), and the Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's musical development and rise to fame. Best of all, at the end of the documentary the mature Astrud answers the question that must surely be on every viewer's mind: Was she sick to death of singing The Girl from Ipanema?

Astrud Gilberto
as Self

João Gilberto
as Self

Marcos Valle
as Self

Edu Lobo
as Self

Roberto Menescal
as Self

Bebel Gilberto
as Self

Nara Leão
as Self

Antônio Carlos Jobim
as Self

Vinicius de Moraes
as Self

Hugo Sukman
as Self