Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)
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Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

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.

Release: Aug 18, 2016

Duration: 1h 22m

Genres: Documentary

Country: Brazil

Quality: HD

Actors: João Silvério Trevisan, Luiz Carlos Lacerda, Ney Matogrosso, Aguinaldo Silva, Laerte Coutinho

Director: Noel Carvalho, Lívia Perez

IMDb: 8/10

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