Race and History in Brazil: Denying Brazil and Aleijadinho - Passion, Glory and Torment

Alternative title: A Negacao Do Brasil
Synopsis: Race and its impact on the art and history of Brazil are highlighted in this two-DVD set. The documentary DENYING BRAZIL analyses the issue of race in contemporary Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to the way archetypes and stereotypes influence identity in the Afro-Brazilian community.

ALEIJADINHO: PASSION, GLORY AND TORMENT is a fictionalised drama about the life of 18th-century sculptor Antonio Francisco Lisboa, who was known as Aleijadinho. Born the son of a slave, Lisboa struggles with prejudice, mental illness, and disease but never stops expressing himself through his art.

DENYING BRAZIL. A Negacao do Brasil. (2000) Written, directed and produced by Joel Zito Araujo.
92 minutes.

ALEIJADINHO: PASSION, GLORY AND TORMENT (2001). Aleijhadinho: Paixao, Gloria e Suplicio. Directed by Geraldo Santos Pereira. With Mauricio Goncalves, Maria Ceica, and Antonio Naddeo. Produced by Vila Rica Producoes Cinematograficas. 100 minutes.
Language: Portuguese (Brazil) (Portuguese with English subtitles)
Country: Brazil
Year of release: 2011
Year of production: 2000
Subjects: Art; Social Studies; Media studies
Keywords: Brazil; history of art; racial identity; sculpture; soap operas; television drama; racial stereotyping; Lisboa, Antonio Frrancisco

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