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Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção

1975Directed by Tânia Quaresma

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Released: December 11, 1975
Runtime: 1h 8m

About Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção

Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary about popular art manifestations in Northeast Brazil: the "cordel" literature (popular literature, small stories sold in markets); "repente", kind of musical challenge between two singers, who have to improvise the verses, in strict rhyme; and the interaction between these and local popular song.

Director: Tânia Quaresma
Writer: Tânia Quaresma

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