Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)

ALL 08/18/2016 (pt) Documentary 82 Min
  • Release
    08/18/2016
  • Production
    Canal Brasil
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Lampião da Esquina
  • Original language
    pt
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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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.

  1. Story

  2. Editor

  3. Producer



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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016) 82 Min

ALL 08/18/2016 (pt)
Documentary
  • Release 08/18/2016
  • Production
    Canal Brasil
  • Original title Lampião da Esquina
  • pt
  • Revenue0.00

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.

  1. Lívia Perez, Noel Carvalho

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer