Viva São João!

Andrucha Waddington
2002-06-14


7
82 min

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.

Cast

Name Character Team
Gilberto Gil Self Unowned
Dominguinhos Self Unowned
Sivuca Self Unowned
Glorinha Gadelha Self Unowned
Marinês Self Unowned
Luiz Gonzaga Self (archive footage) Unowned
Targino Gondim Self Unowned
Flávio Baião Self Unowned
Alceu Valença Self Unowned
Margareth Menezes Self Unowned
Alexandre Pires Self Unowned
Elba Ramalho Self Unowned