Fala Mangueira!

Fala Mangueira! — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 1, 1983
• Runtime
• 49 min
• Genres
• Music, Documentary
• Director
• Frederico Confalonieri

Fala Mangueira! — Cast

Grande Otelo Narrator Ítala Nandi Self

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Abdias Nascimento Self Martinho da Vila Self Carlos Cachaça Self Sérgio Cabral Self Beth Carvalho Self Cartola Self (Burial Scene)