Paulo Pontes

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Rodovia Belém - Brasília
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Documents the arrival of progress with the construction of the Belém-Brasília highway, to improve the living conditions of the people in the cities in the interior of the country. It also presents interviews with people from the region, who express their opinion about the benefits brought by the highway.
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A Bolandeira
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A Bolandeira

Jan 01, 1968
In the hinterland of Paraíba, the small wooden mills powered by animal traction, called “bolandeiras”, are doomed to disappear.
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O País de São Saruê
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Documentary about a region in Northeast Brazil, situated in an area subject to severe drought, and the evolution of its economic activities.
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Memórias do Grupo Opinião
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Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous Brazilian artists such as Nara Leão, Maria Bethânia, João do Vale and Millôr Fernandes.
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Poética popular
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Poética popular

Jan 01, 1970
The phenomenon of Brazilian oral literature with a study on cordel literature and popular singing.
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Viva Cariri
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Viva Cariri

Jan 01, 1970
The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.
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O Engenho
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O Engenho

Jun 11, 1970
The process of production of rapadura in the Brazilian state of Ceará.
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Nov 30, 1972

Comedy