A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the carnivals of 1981 and 1982, interviewing several residents who tell the story of more than half a century of the favela's existence and emphasizing its community importance and cultural, to the sound of the most beautiful sambas composed on Mangueira.
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11 people
Grande Otelo
Narrator
Known for
Fitzcarraldo
Macunaima
Ítala Nandi
Self
Also in
Samson and Delilah
Os Mutantes: Caminhos do Coração
Abdias Nascimento
Self
Also in
O Homem do Sputnik
Five Times Favela
Martinho da Vila
Self
Also in
Le Maître du temps
Partideiros
Carlos Cachaça
Self
Also in
Cartola: The Samba Legend
Sérgio Cabral
Self
Also in
Cartola: The Samba Legend
Carioca Suburbano Mulato Malandro
Beth Carvalho
Self
Also in
The Trapalhões
Jorge Aragão - Ao Vivo Convida
Cartola
Self (Burial Scene)
Known for
Black Orpheus
Clementina de Jesus
Self
Also in
Partideiros
A Extorsão
Xangô da Mangueira
Self
Also in
Partideiros
Natal da Portela
Dona Zica
Self
Known for
Black Orpheus
Frederico Confalonieri Director
First release January 1, 1983
Languages
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 1, 1983
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No release date listed for United States.
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