A "documentary" narrative about the desire to be at once here and elsewhere, Here and There focuses on Tuquinha Batista, a lively working-class woman played by Regina Casé, one of Brazil’s leading actresses. Tuquinha wanders around popular neighborhoods in Rio, vacillating between her wish to stay where she is and her dream of joining her sister in the upscale Zona Sul. Her encounters, and the people and events of the neighborhood, bear witness to an authentic Brazil encompassing both modernity and tradition.