Influence
Black Orpheus was cited by Jean-Michel Basquiat as one of his early musical influences. Barack Obama notes in his memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995), that it was his mother's favorite film.
The film was mentioned by the character Cliff Huxtable in the first season of The Cosby Show (Episode 10, "Bonjour Sondra", aired 22 November 1984) as the movie seen by him during early adulthood that made him desire to travel to Rio.
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