Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

Name: Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
Director: Lívia Perez
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-08-18
Duration: 82 min
Cast: João Silvério Trevisan, Aguinaldo Silva, Celso Curi, Glauco Mattoso, Laerte Coutinho

Explore Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016), including ReelBot’s take, cast, runtime, where to watch, and similar movies worth adding to your list.

2016 · 82 min · Documentary · TMDB 8.0/10

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.

Directed by Lívia Perez

Cast

João Silvério Trevisan — Self
Aguinaldo Silva — Self
Celso Curi — Self
Glauco Mattoso — Self
Laerte Coutinho — Self