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Where to Watch Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)
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.
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- João Silvério Trevisan as Self
- Aguinaldo Silva as Self
- Celso Curi as Self
- Glauco Mattoso as Self
- Laerte Coutinho as Self