Viva São João!

Released on
Music, Documentary
Runtime
82 mins
(2 votes)

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.

Cast

  • Gilberto Gil
  • Dominguinhos
  • Sivuca
  • Glorinha Gadelha
  • Marinês
  • Luiz Gonzaga
  • Targino Gondim
  • Flávio Baião
  • Alceu Valença
  • Margareth Menezes
  • Alexandre Pires
  • Elba Ramalho

Director

  • Andrucha Waddington

Producers

  • Susana Campos
  • Lula Buarque de Hollanda
  • Flora Gil
  • Leonardo Monteiro de Barros
  • Andrucha Waddington

Screenwriter

  • Andrucha Waddington
  • Quito Ribeiro
  • Emílio Domingos

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