The direct continuation of the story, Doidão, was actually published in 1963, five years before My Sweet Orange Tree, and follows the life of Zeze during his adolescence.
[5] Zeze is a young boy who lives in Bangu, Rio de Janeiro with his underprivileged family.
Because everyone is busy trying to support the family, Zeze is usually left by himself with his baby brother Luis, and ends up doing mischievous deeds that make his parents and older siblings so angry that they physically discipline him for what he has done.
Even after meeting a companion, Zeze continues his naughty pranks, and he finally decides to hang on the back of the car of a Portuguese man called Manuel Valadares.
The film adaptation of Meu Pé de Laranja Lima, My Sweet Orange Tree was released in 2012.
[7] 'MEU PE DE LARANJA LIMA' is classified as foreign film due to its production language Portuguese, but was distributed by a few countries like France, Germany and South Korea.
[8] After the release of movie, there is some speculation that points out missing details from adapting a book, but also praises its cinematography.