The Royal Road of Cachaça is a path, a journey. The route of the Royal Road – the principal colonial road for Brazilian gold production – orients the structure and construction of the documentary. Thus, during 98 minutes of projection, the constant subtle changes in the landscape where the various stories of the film unfold can be observed: from the aridness of the sertão bush (Brazilian hinterland), to the paradisiacal abundance of the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The film however, does not limit itself to a mere juxtaposition of landscapes.
After all, as the Royal Road was the principal driver of Brazilian development, it is taken for granted that in traveling, vestiges of other epochs and historic moments will be encountered. In this sense, the Royal Road of Cachaça is truly a trip into space and time.
Fortunately, the film is far from having a ‘paleontological’ character. The documentary sticks to the living reality of the universes visited, and investigates the Brazilian imagination. The peculiar vehicle chosen for this journey is cachaça (a sugarcane brandy pronounced /ka´sha.sa/). The Royal Road of Cachaça is a trip in space and time because it is a trip into the imagination of a country. A trip that revisits the old myths and future projects that structure current daily life. A documentary about the invisible. An attempt to do an epidermic cinema, less concerned with the deepness of things and more interested in audio-visually mapping out its extension.
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