Movie

Raízes do Brasil (2004)

• March 19, 2004
• 2h 23m

• Documentary

Overview

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author used to pass his days with family and friends, while the second offers a historical panorama of the times, including his reaction to Nazism and the years of Vargas’ dictatorship, and the arrival of the modernist movement in Brazil.

Director

Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Starring

Chico Buarque, Antônio Cândido, Bebel Gilberto