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Bossa Nova
Spanish language theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bruno Barreto
Written by	Alexandre Machado Fernanda Young
Based on	Miss Simpson by Sérgio Sant'Anna
Produced by	Lucy and Luiz Carlos Barreto
Starring	Amy Irving Antônio Fagundes
Cinematography	Pascal Rabaud
Edited by	Ray Hubley
Music by	Eumir Deodato Richard Martinez Antonio Carlos Jobim
Production companies	Filmes do Equador L.C. Barreto
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Release date	March 31, 2000
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Brazil
Languages	Portuguese English
Box office	R$3,165,333[1]

Bossa Nova is a 2000 Brazilian-American romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. It stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann.

Miss Simpson, an American living in Rio de Janeiro, teaches English. Among her students are Acácio, a soccer player preparing to move to England, and Nadine, a tech enthusiast excited about an online romance with a supposed New York artist. During a chance encounter, Miss Simpson meets Pedro Paulo, a lawyer recently separated from his wife, who left him for her Chinese tai chi chuan instructor. Captivated by Miss Simpson's charm, Pedro Paulo decides to enroll in one of her classes.

• Amy Irving as Mary Ann Simpson
• Antônio Fagundes as Pedro Paulo
• Alexandre Borges as Acácio
• Débora Bloch as Tânia
• Drica Moraes as Nadine
• Giovanna Antonelli as Sharon
• Rogério Cardoso as Vermont
• Pedro Cardoso as Roberto
• Stephen Tobolowsky as Trevor

• Bossa Nova at IMDb
• Bossa Nova at Rotten Tomatoes
• Bossa Nova at Box Office Mojo
• Official Sony Pictures site
• Bossa Nova Archived 2013-04-10 at archive.today at Cinemateca Brasileira