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Norma Bahia Pontes

Bahia Camará

  • Documentary
  • History
RELEASE

1968-05-10

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

16 min

Description

A portrait of Afro-Brazilian resistance traditions in Bahia and their confrontations with persecution and intolerance. The history of capoeira, which came from Angola, was persecuted and criminalized for decades, and later transformed into a national sport and spectacle. The maculelê, a warrior dance brought from Mozambique, accompanied by loud chanting. Finally, the candomblé terreiros - a mystical cry of rebellion.

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