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.

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.