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Fala Mangueira! (1983)

Directed by Frederico Confalonieri

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.

Length 49 minutes

Actors

Grande Otelo | Ítala Nandi | Abdias do Nascimento | Martinho da Vila | Carlos Cachaça | Sérgio Cabral | Beth Carvalho | Cartola | Clementina de Jesus | Xangô da Mangueira | Dona Zica