Penha, a carioca party
Realizador Ricardo Carmo
Países Brazil
Duração 27 min
Sinopse
New ways of living and new forms of entertainment have caused the gradual disappearance of the neighborhood festivals of the old days., A sense of longing (or a somewhat melancholic nostalgia) makes us seek the lost pleasures of the past., “Penha, uma festa carioca” is a look back at what was once the second largest popular festival in Rio de Janeiro, losing out only to the Carnaval. Among the myths and stories surrounding the event, which occurred over a period of almost 400 years, we consider the Catholic faith, the African martial-arts-styled dance called capoeira, the festive Portuguese immigrants, and the birth of Brazilian Popular Music.
New ways of living and new forms of entertainment have caused the gradual disappearance of the neighborhood festivals of the old days., A sense of longing (or a somewhat melancholic nostalgia) makes us seek the lost pleasures of the past., “Penha, uma festa carioca” is a look back at what was once the second largest popular festival in Rio de Janeiro, losing out only to the Carnaval. Among the myths and stories surrounding the event, which occurred over a period of almost 400 years, we consider the Catholic faith, the African martial-arts-styled dance called capoeira, the festive Portuguese immigrants, and the birth of Brazilian Popular Music.