Released:
1983-01-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Frederico Confalonieri

Runtime:
0h 49min

Genre:
Music, Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Grande Otelo
  as
  Narrator
• 
  Ítala Nandi
  as
  Self
• 
  Abdias Nascimento
  as
  Self
• 
  Martinho da Vila
  as
  Self
• 
  Carlos Cachaça
  as
  Self