---
title: 'Maria Bethânia: Music Is Perfume (2005)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Georges Gachot'
released: '2005-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Brazil'
  - 'France'
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maria-bethania-music-is-perfume-2005'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461992/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Maria Bethânia: Music Is Perfume (2005)

2005 · 82 min · Documentary · Brazil, France, Switzerland

Original title: Maria Bethânia, música é perfume

## Synopsis

Maria Bethânia: Music is Perfume is a 2005 documentary film by French-born, Switzerland-based director Georges Gachot that focuses on Brazilian singer Maria Bethânia. The film follows the star in the recording studio, the concert stage and in a visit to her 100-year-old mother in Bahia. The film also included appearances by Brazilian music stars including Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque and Nana Caymmi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Georges Gachot](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-gachot)

## Cast

- [Chico Buarque](https://cinepixo.com/people/chico-buarque)
- [Caetano Veloso](https://cinepixo.com/people/caetano-veloso)
- [Maria Bethânia](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-bethania)
- [Gilberto Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilberto-gil)

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