Denying Brazil

Denying Brazil — Plot

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 analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

• Release date
• November 20, 2000
• Runtime
• 91 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Joel Zito Araújo

Denying Brazil — Cast

Joel Zito Araújo Narrator (voice) João Acaiabe Narrator (voice) Ruth de Souza Herself Zezé Motta Herself Milton Gonçalves Himself Léa Garcia Herself Cléa Simões Herself Maria Ceiça Herself