Raízes do Brasil (2004)

7.5/10 • 143 min • Documentary

Overview

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author used to pass his days with family and friends, while the second offers a historical panorama of the times, including his reaction to Nazism and the years of Vargas’ dictatorship, and the arrival of the modernist movement in Brazil.

Cast

Chico Buarque

Bebel Gilberto

Carlinhos Brown

Sílvia Buarque

Paulo Vanzolini

Miúcha

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