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Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

01/09/2013

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1hr 0min

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Documentary

Explores the rich fabric of Bahian Carnival. Featuring Gilberto Gil, Daniela Mercury, Antônio Carlos dos Santos

STORY

Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, the week-long Carnival that brings more than two million people to the streets of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. Carnival is the most expressive showcase of the unique cultural richness of Bahia, where African culture has survived, prospered, and evolved, mixing with other Brazilian influences to create forms found nowhere else in the world. The film captures this unique cultural energy through extraordinary footage of musical performances, dances, religious manifestations, and street celebrations. At the same time, Carnival reflects the racial and social tensions of Brazil's heterogeneous society. At first glance there appear to be two million people chaotically mixed on the streets, but a more detailed look reveals how patterns of segregation driven by racial, social and economic differences continue in Carnival.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Gilberto Gil
  • Daniela Mercury
  • Armandinho

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

      Production Countries

    • Brazil
    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English
    • Portuguese

    Cast

    Gilberto Gil

    Self

    Daniela Mercury

    Self

    Armandinho

    Self

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