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Brazil: The Tropicalist Revolution.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- African Brazilian.
- Brazilians.
- Race discrimination.
- Violence.
- Political demonstrations.
- Local Subjects:
- South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
- African Brazilian.
- Brazilians.
- Race discrimination.
- Violence.
- Political demonstrations.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 2001.
- Language Note:
- In French.
- In English.
- Original language in French.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Images of carefree life on the streets and beaches accompanied by Jorge Ben's "Tropical País" are suddenly interrupted by cries and detonations; the year is 1968, and just like Paris and Prague, Brazilian cities are shaken by demonstrations that are violently repressed by the military dictatorship. This is the beginning of this documentary dedicated to Tropicalism, a movement triggered by the collision of national popular music from Anglo-Saxon pop culture under the impetus of young artists, led by Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. They are the main protagonists of this documentary, which alternates historical and musical archives (with Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, Tom Zé, Chico Buarque, and others), shedding light on the subversive and creative character of this generation, a generation stunned to see the return to power of those it helped drive out. Eric Delhaye
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed July 15, 2024).
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