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Pierre Verger

Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40

  • Documentary
RELEASE

1985-02-01

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

10 min

Description

Documentary about Carnival, narrated by anthropologist and photographer Pierre Verger, who came to Brazil in the 1940s. Video tells the origins of Carnival in Salvador, with the Blocos and Afoxés, and the traditions of frevo and maracatu in Recife, with notable images from the Verger archive.