Fala Mangueira!

Fala Mangueira!

A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the carnivals of 1981 and 1982, interviewing several residents who tell the story of more than half a century of the favela's existence and emphasizing its community importance and cultural, to the sound of the most beautiful sambas composed on Mangueira.

Top Cast

Grande Otelo

As Narrator

Ítala Nandi

As Self

Abdias Nascimento

As Self

Martinho da Vila

As Self

Carlos Cachaça

As Self

Sérgio Cabral

As Self

Beth Carvalho

As Self

Cartola

As Self (Burial Scene)

Clementina de Jesus

As Self

Xangô da Mangueira

As Self