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.

Top Cast

Grande Otelo

Narrator

Ítala Nandi

Self

Abdias Nascimento

Self

Martinho da Vila

Self

Carlos Cachaça

Self

Sérgio Cabral

Self

Beth Carvalho

Self

Cartola

Self (Burial Scene)

Clementina de Jesus

Self

X

Xangô da Mangueira

Self

Dona Zica

Self