Artesanato do Samba

Jan 1, 1974

0h 10m

★ 0.0

Overview

The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted tailoring of the costumes by apt hands that stitch together colourful and glowing materials.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Circofilm

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Cast

Narradora

Vera de Figueiredo

Narrador

Zózimo Bulbul

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