Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)

8.0/10 • 82 min • Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

João Silvério Trevisan

Aguinaldo Silva

Celso Curi

Glauco Mattoso

Laerte Coutinho

Luiz Carlos Lacerda

Ney Matogrosso

Edy Star

Self

Leci Brandão

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