Movie: Raízes do Brasil

Top 7 Billed Cast

Chico Buarque
Chico Buarque

Self

Antônio Cândido
Antonio Candido

Self

Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto

Self

Carlinhos Brown
Carlinhos Brown

Self

Sílvia Buarque
Sílvia Buarque

Self

Paulo Vanzolini
Paulo Vanzolini

Self

Miúcha
Miúcha

Self

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2004-03-19

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    Português

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