Documentary

52 minutes
English / Portuguese
2001

Yves Billon , Dominique Dreyfus

Zarafa Films , Mezzo , Histoire , Cannes TV

THE BRAZILIAN MUSIC AS A POLITICAL STATMENT

Brazilian music has always been a witness of its time. Yet, the Tropicalist movement, which was born at the end of the 60’s, was both a witness of contemporary history and one of its driving force. This short-lived explosion, which shook the country between November 1967 and December 68, shattered the basis of Brazilian music. Tropicalism triggered a revolution within the concepts of morals, ways of thinking and even the very idea of Brazilian identity. These upheavals have marked Brazilian national culture for ever.