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BRAZIL · 1962

Five Times Favela

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
Cinema Novo Brazil urban poverty slum life Rio de Janeiro social inequality hardship
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Synopsis

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

Year1962
CountryBrazil
DirectorJoaquim Pedro de Andrade
MovementCinema Novo Brazil
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