Documentary about Carnival, narrated by anthropologist and photographer Pierre Verger, who came to Brazil in the 1940s. Video tells the origins of Carnival in Salvador, with the Blocos and Afoxés, and the traditions of frevo and maracatu in Recife, with notable images from the Verger archive.
Producer: Ana Basbaum, José Amâncio, Mimito Gomes, ivete Gonzalez
Director: Pierre Verger
Screenplay: Arlete Soares, Pierre Verger
Director of Photography: Luiz Matias