Brasil sacerdotistas, sambistas y mulatas de Brasil /

This program discusses the lives of two groups of women-the women of northern Bahia and the mulattos of Rio de Janeiro-both descendants of African slaves. In Bahia, voodoo religious practices are revealed, as well as the problems of prostitution and AIDS. In Rio, the program examines the tradition o...

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Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Radiotelevisión Española.
Format: Video
Language: Spanish
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2009], c1992.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Series: Women of Latin America.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Bahian Processions (3:06)
  • Bordellos in Bahia (2:46)
  • Brazil: A Prostitute's Life (3:54)
  • Brazil: Violence Against Women (1:46)
  • AIDS Epidemic in Brazil (2:28)
  • Voodoo in Brazil: A Non-Discriminatory Religion (4:26)
  • Rio de Janeiro: Urban Social War (4:27)
  • The Tradition of Carnival in Brazil (3:48)
  • National Assets of Brazil: Carnival and Mulatto Women (3:57)
  • Shanty Towns: Cities Within the City (2:28)
  • Rio de Janeiro: From Rosinia to San Corrado (3:51)
  • Rio de Janeiro: Copacabana (5:00)
  • Brazilian Women (4:47)
  • Employment Difficulties in Brazil (1:41)
  • Brazil: Carnival Discrimination (2:39)
  • Xuxa: Epitome of Brazilian Contradiction (1:56)