Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia
Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

8.5

1 hr 0 min

2013-01-09

2

Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, the week-long Carnival that brings more than two million people to the streets of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. Carnival is the most expressive showcase of the unique cultural richness of Bahia, where African culture has survived, prospered, and evolved, mixing with other Brazilian influences to create forms found nowhere else in the world. The film captures this unique cultural energy through extraordinary footage of musical performances, dances, religious manifestations, and street celebrations. At the same time, Carnival reflects the racial and social tensions of Brazil's heterogeneous society. At first glance there appear to be two million people chaotically mixed on the streets, but a more detailed look reveals how patterns of segregation driven by racial, social and economic differences continue in Carnival.

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Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Self

Daniela Mercury

Daniela Mercury

Self

Armandinho

Armandinho

Self

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