Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola has his life and his music marked by his community and his School, far from the city His school, created as a playful and expressive center for the mangueirense, has now become a point of tourist attraction. This made work possible for the inhabitants of the hill, but it transformed the spirit of samba and its aesthetics.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Corisco Filmes
Keywords
- samba
- favela
- música popular brasileira (mpb)
Top Cast
Cartola as Himself
Dona Zica as Herself
Top Crew
Roberto Moura · Director, Screenplay
Gustavo Praça · Screenplay, Cinematographer
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