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Raízes do Brasil (2004)
Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Overview
Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author used to pass his days with family and friends, while the second offers a historical panorama of the times, including his reaction to Nazism and the years of Vargas’ dictatorship, and the arrival of the modernist movement in Brazil.
Length 143 minutes
Actors
Chico Buarque | Carlinhos Brown | Sílvia Buarque | Paulo Vanzolini | Bebel Gilberto | Antônio Cândido | Miúcha