Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
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PG-13
8
...August 2016
Documentary
Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.
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1 hour 22 minutes
Status:
Released
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Director:
Noel Carvalho
