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Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40

198510mMovieDocumentary

Documentary about Carnival, narrated by anthropologist and photographer Pierre Verger, who came to Brazil in the 1940s. Video tells the origins of Carnival in Salvador, with the Blocos and Afoxés, and the traditions of frevo and maracatu in Recife, with notable images from the Verger archive.

DirectorPierre Verger

WritersPierre Verger·Arlete Soares

ProducersAna Basbaum·ivete Gonzalez

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Cast · Directed by Pierre Verger

Pierre Verger

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Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40 isn't streaming anywhere in Australia yet.

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Carnaval Brasil — Anos 40 hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 22, 1985. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.