Race and History in Brazil

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RACE AND HISTORY IN BRAZIL Race and its impact on the art and history of Brazil are highlighted in this two-disc set with Joel Zito Araujo's documentary Denying Brazil (A Negacao do Brasil, 92 mins)...

RACE AND HISTORY IN BRAZIL

Race and its impact on the art and history of Brazil are highlighted in this two-disc set with Joel Zito Araujo's documentary Denying Brazil (A Negacao do Brasil, 92 mins) and Geraldo Santos Pereira's Aleijadinho: Passion, Glory and Torment (Aleijadinho: Paixao, Gloria e Suplicio, 100 mins.)


Denying Brazil

A Negacao do Brasil

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of Black actors in Brazilian television "soaps." Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyzes race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Black people's identity-forming processes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Aleijadinho: Passion, Glory and Torment
Aleijadinho: Paixao, Gloria e Suplicio

Set in 18th century Brazil - a time when slavery was still the foundation of the Latin American economy - this fascinating historical drama is loosely based on the life of Black sculptor Antonio Francisco Lisboa "Aleijadinho," one of the greatest sculptors of Latin America.

 


“[DENYING BRAZIL is] a strong and significant work of intelligence."
– Phil Hall, FILM THREAT

 

“[Aleijadinho is an] ambitious biopic of 18th century black Brazilian
sculptor/architect Antonio Francisco Lisboa (aka Aleijadinho).”

– Ronnie Scheib, VARIETY