Xuxa in Girl's Dream) is a 2007 Brazilian fantasy children's film, written by Flávio de Souza [pt] and directed by Rudi Lagemann.

The film starred Xuxa Meneghel and Letícia Botelho, with the participation of Carlos Casagrande, Alice Borges, Betty Lago, Dirce Migliaccio, and Marcelo Adnet.

Encouraged by her childhood friend, Lara (Alice Borges), she decides to participate in a casting test in Rio de Janeiro.

The young teacher is then approached by a sweet grandmother, Vozinha (Dirce Migliaccio), who kindly invites her to board the Stromboli, a bus that is taking her own granddaughter (Raquel Bonfante) and six other children to do a math test in Rio.

Frightened, and fearing the police presence at the bus station, Kika accepts a magic cookie offered by Vozinha, the effect of which makes her a child again.

The pilot Olavo (Luan Assimos), MP9 (Gabriel Lepsch) and Batata (Victor Andrade) are also on the bus, along with the patrons Glorinha (Maria Clara David), Thayane (Gabrielly Nunes) and Vanessa (Isabela Cunha).

But the engine pifa and the troupe are forced to spend a night in a roadside hotel - run by the hard-nosed Elói (Marcelo Adnet).

The story unfolds amid positive messages regarding ecological issues, the background of the novel between Kika and the environmentalist Ricardo (Carlos Casagrande).

The event - a landmark in the life of the host - is used as a starting point for Sonho de Menina, which deals precisely with one of Xuxa's greatest convictions: the importance of believing in dreams for them to come true.

[13]The role of Kikinha, the children's version of the protagonist, was Leticia Botelho,[17][18] who had already participated in the feature films Ouro Negro (2006) and Fica Comigo Essa Noite (2006), as well as presenting the program Janela Janelinha on TVE Brasil.

[8] To accomplish the scenes, Leticia had an intense preparation with the director and Xuxa, who had to observe to capture both the gestural and the way of speaking of the hosts.

[8] The cast also includes Betty Lago (in the role of Pandora Raquel, a powerful TV producer), Ilana Kaplan (Aunt Memelia, who takes care of the children on the trip), Alice Borges (Lika, Kika's best friend), Sérgio Loroza the driver Jeandro) and Marcelo Adnet (Elói, the hotel's doer).

And with special guest appearances by Dirce Migliaccio (the grandmother of one of the girls on the tour), Letícia Spiller (mother of Kika as a child), Milton Gonçalves (director of the school where she works) and Alexandra Richter (a casting producer).

[22] He plays a biologist and environmental secretary for Quimera, a fictional city where people are ecologically conscious and take care of everything not to attack the planet.

[23][24] Places known to Cariocas, such as the Glauce Rocha Theater in the Center, and the Lage Park,[25][26][27] in addition to the Hotel Le Canton in Teresópolis, were redecorated and served as a setting for history.

It was a mansion in Alto da Boa Vista that received the main scenes of the film, to generate the "cartunesca" atmosphere of Hotel Paratodos.

"We are anxious, in a hallucinatory rhythm of preparation, an immense team of artists and technicians rehearsing, designing choreographies, making costumes, constructing scenarios to arrive at this magic hour that is to enter the set, and we can say the blessed word: 'Action!'

I love filming, solving typical shooting problems, exchanging ideas, directing actors, and choosing camera angles.

[8][28] The visual effects were developed and executed by the post-production team of Conspiração Filmes, in partnership with Megacolor, under the supervision of Cláudio Peralta and Adenilson Muri Cunha, two specialists in the area.

[8] Ary Sperling is the author of the musical production and soundtrack of the film, whose theme "Sonho de Menina (Eu Acredito)" is a collaboration between him and Vanessa Alves, who has participated in other projects of the presenter, such as the DVD Xuxa Só Para Baixinhos 7.

[8] "The song was based on the script and the elements that Xuxa asked were: talking about imagination, the power to believe in things and run after your dreams, and paying attention to the signs.

[37] Diego Benevides writing for Cinema com Rapadura, gave the film only a 1 note, defined Xuxa em Sonho de Menina, as one more unsuccessful onslaught from the children's film presenter, writing that "The story of Flávio de Souza has more quality than the lousy Xuxa Gêmeas, but still makes a point of highlighting the TV hots as a child.

"[38] He praised the adult cast of the film, however, considered them to be "in a story that no character is deepened, other than Xuxa herself or her miniature, the nice Leticia Botelho.

"[39] The Cine Gospel site criticized the film's performances, writing that "they are all pretty bad, taking away from the always excellent veteran Dirce Migliaccio.

He praised the production for representing a breakthrough in Xuxa's film career, writing that unlike his predecessors, "it does not bring fashionable singers as pseudo-actors, and the audience is largely spared from traditional musical numbers.

[40] Luiz Joaquim writing for the Cinema Escrito said that there is something nice in "Sonho de Menina", unlike his recent work for the movies.

[44] The bad performance of the films of TV hots recorded in recent years is the result of the separation between Xuxa and Diler & Associados.

[44] Xuxinha e Guto contra os Monstros do Espaço (2005), an animated film that had the special participation of the presenter in flesh and blood, was until then the lowest income of the brand, with 596,218 spectators.

[45][46] The film was withdrawn from display in theaters in Rio de Janeiro, and just 2 months after its launch, due to the weak box office, continuing in only 16 other rooms in Brazil.