Brazil / Oct 05, 1976
Congados (1976)
Directed by Padre Massote
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17min
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Plot
The congada was born in Minas Gerais, two centuries ago and is the only popular Afro-Brazilian ritual linked to Catholicism. Every year, on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary in Ouro Preto, descendants of the slaves from Angola, Congo and Mozambique gather to celebrate the enthronement of a new king.
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Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Congados |
| Original language | Português (PT) |
| Spoken languages | Português |
| Production countries | Brazil |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Ministério da Cultura/Governo Federal, DFE - Departamento do Filme Educativo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais |
| Release date | 5 ottobre 1976 |
| Production | Maurício Cruz |
| Writer | Padre Massote |
| Editing | Hélio Gagliardi |
| Cinematography | Hélio Gagliardi, Sinésio Silva |
| Assistant directors | Padre Massote |
| Additional directing | Sinésio Silva |
| Lighting | Celso de Paiva, José Geraldo Mendes |
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| Camera operators | Hélio Gagliardi, Sinésio Silva |
| Additional photography | Hélio Gagliardi, Sinésio Silva |
| Music | Evandro Lemos, Antonio Cezar Martins |
| Sound | Evandro Lemos, Antonio Cezar Martins |
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