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Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia (2013)
Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, the week-long Carnival that brings more than two million people to the streets of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. Carnival is the most expressive showcase of the unique cultural richness of Bahia, where African culture has survived, prospered, and evolved, mixing with other Brazilian influences to create forms found nowhere else in the world. The film captures this unique cultural energy through extraordinary footage of musical performances, dances, religious manifestations, and street celebrations. At the same time, Carnival reflects the racial and social tensions of Brazil's heterogeneous society. At first glance there appear to be two million people chaotically mixed on the streets, but a more detailed look reveals how patterns of segregation driven by racial, social and economic differences continue in Carnival.
Updated Dec 20 2018
Cast
Daniela Mercury
herself
Armandinho
himself
Crew
Carolina Moraes-Liu
Director
Carolina Moraes-Liu
Producer
Chung Liu
Producer
Lisa Earl Castillo
Associate Producer
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