Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)

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Released:
2016-08-18

Overview:
Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.

Directors:
Noel Carvalho, Lívia Perez

Runtime:
1h 22min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • João Silvério Trevisan
    as
    Self
  • Aguinaldo Silva
    as
    Self
  • Celso Curi
    as
    Self
  • Glauco Mattoso
    as
    Self
  • Laerte Coutinho
    as
    Self