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Fala Mangueira!
Fala Mangueira!
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  2. Fala Mangueira!

Fala Mangueira!

1983
49m
Music
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1983

Runtime

49m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
49m
Jan 1, 1983
Languages
Portuguese
Director
Frederico Confalonieri

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Grande Otelo

Grande Otelo

Narrator

Ítala Nandi

Ítala Nandi

Self

Abdias Nascimento

Abdias Nascimento

Self

Martinho da Vila

Martinho da Vila

Self

Carlos Cachaça

Carlos Cachaça

Self

Sérgio Cabral

Sérgio Cabral

Self

Beth Carvalho

Beth Carvalho

Self

Cartola

Cartola

Self (Burial Scene)

Clementina de Jesus

Clementina de Jesus

Self

Xangô da Mangueira

Self

Dona Zica

Dona Zica

Self

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