Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius (2024)

9.0/10 93 min Documentary

Overview

Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered. Participants of the original recording, critics, friends and family of the musicians revisit the creation of this masterpiece. Filmed between Salvador and Rio, the documentary brings together archive footage and exclusive interviews with Maria Bethânia, Dori Caymmi, Russo Passapusso and Nelson Motta. A tribute to a classic that transformed Brazilian music.

Cast

Baden Powell

Self (archive footage)

Vinicius de Moraes

Self (archive footage)

Dori Caymmi

Self

Gessy Gesse

Self

Jards Macalé

Self

Marcel Powell

Self

Marcos Valle

Self

Maria Bethânia

Self

Mariana de Moraes

Self

Nelson Motta

Self

Roberto Menescal

Self

Vera Valdez

Self

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