Fala Mangueira!

Frederico Confalonieri
1983-01-01


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49 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Grande Otelo Narrator Unowned
Ítala Nandi Self Unowned
Abdias Nascimento Self Unowned
Martinho da Vila Self Unowned
Carlos Cachaça Self Unowned
Sérgio Cabral Self Unowned
Beth Carvalho Self Unowned
Cartola Self (Burial Scene) Unowned
Clementina de Jesus Self Unowned
Xangô da Mangueira Self Unowned
Dona Zica Self Unowned