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Rocinha Brasil 77

Rocinha Brasil 77

1977•19m
Documentary

About the Rocinha favela, the largest in Rio de Janeiro. A camera tour reveals their paths and intimacies, while the speech of their residents points to the solution of the urbanization of the favelas, in contrast to the removal proposal, a threat that hangs over everyone.

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Verona Filmes, Lider

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PT

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