Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia

Festive Land: Carnival in Bahia (2013)

Explores the rich fabric of Bahian Carnival. Featuring Gilberto Gil, Daniela Mercury, Antônio Carlos dos Santos

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2013-01-09
  • User Rating: 10/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 0min
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Brazil, United States of America
  • Director: Carolina Moraes-Liu
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Festive Land examines one of the largest and most extraordinary popular celebrations in the world, the week-long Carnival that brings more than two million people to the streets of Salvador, the capital of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil. Carnival is the most expressive showcase of the unique cultural richness of Bahia, where African culture has survived, prospered, and evolved, mixing with other Brazilian influences to create forms found nowhere else in the world. The film captures this unique cultural energy through extraordinary footage of musical performances, dances, religious manifestations, and street celebrations. At the same time, Carnival reflects the racial and social tensions of Brazil's heterogeneous society. At first glance there appear to be two million people chaotically mixed on the streets, but a more detailed look reveals how patterns of segregation driven by racial, social and economic differences continue in Carnival.

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  • Gilberto Gil

    as Self
  • Daniela Mercury

    as Self
  • Armandinho

    as Self
Directing Carolina Moraes-Liu Director
Production Chung Liu Producer
Production Carolina Moraes-Liu Producer
Production Lisa Earl Castillo Associate Producer