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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

8.0/10
August 18, 2016
82 minutes
Lívia Perez
Documentary

Overview

Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.

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Release Date

August 18, 2016

Runtime

82 minutes

Director

Lívia Perez

Rating

8.0/10

Production Companies

Canal Brasil

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