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Hiver 1969. Pierre Barouh retrouve son ami Baden Powell à Rio de Janeiro. Ensemble ils se promènent dans la baie à la rencontre des pères de la Samba, João da Baiana, Pixinguinha et de leurs disciples, Maria Bethania, Paulinho da Viola, afin de témoigner de la vitalité de la culture carioca sous l’étau de la dictature militaire.

Saravah (1969)
60 min
Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic guitar, Paulinho da Viola showing his masterpiece "Coisas do Mundo, Minha Nega", that he had just finished, and Márcia, a singer from São Paulo.