Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
N/A8.0
Plot
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.
Writer | N/A |
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Director | Lívia Perez & Noel Carvalho |
Actor | João Silvério Trevisan, Luiz Carlos Lacerda, Ney Matogrosso |
Country | Brazil |
Production | Canal Brasil |