Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press (2016)

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Release Date

18 Aug, 2016

Runtime

01:22: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Lampião da Esquina

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