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O Povo Brasileiro

2000–2001 · 1 season

A thoughtful, essayistic journey through Brazil's formation, dense with ideas and history, rewarding close attention more than casual viewing.

Created by
Isa Grinspum Ferraz
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Darcy Ribeiro, Chico Buarque, Tom Zé
Overview
Directed by Isa Grinspum Ferraz, the series O Povo Brasileiro proposes a deep dive into the history of Brazil to talk about historical, social and cultural formations that constitute the identities of the Brazilian people. The production approaches from aspects of the native peoples to the formation of Brazil as a national unit, in a recreation of the literary narrative of the homonymous work written by the anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro.

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Created by
Isa Grinspum Ferraz
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Darcy Ribeiro, Chico Buarque, Tom Zé
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    Themes
    • identity
    • colonialism
    • race
    • class
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Horror1
    Humour1
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    Romance1
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    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Isa Grinspum Ferraz
    Written by
    Marcos Pompéia, Antonio Risério, Isa Grinspum Ferraz
    Starring
    Darcy Ribeiro, Chico Buarque, Tom Zé, Gilberto Gil, Matheus Nachtergaele, Antônio Cândido, Ariano Suassuna, Luiz Melodia
    Length
    1 seasons, 10 episodes, 26 min each
    Network
    SESC TV
    Country
    Brazil
    Languages
    Guarani, Portuguese

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