
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.
Release Date: 1983-01-01

Grande Otelo
Narrator

Ítala Nandi
Self

Abdias Nascimento
Self

Martinho da Vila
Self

Sérgio Cabral
Self

Beth Carvalho
Self

Cartola
Self (Burial Scene)

Clementina de Jesus
Self

Dona Zica
Self