Viva São João! (2002)

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.

Released

2002-06-14

Genres

Music, Documentary

Runtime

82 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Andrucha Waddington, Andrucha Waddington, Quito Ribeiro, Emílio Domingos

TMDB rating

7.2/10 from 4 votes