Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.
Run Time
1h 22m
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
18 Aug 2016
Country
Brazil
Language
English, Portuguese
Director & Producers
João Silvério Trevisan
Aguinaldo Silva
Celso Curi
Glauco Mattoso
Laerte Coutinho
Luiz Carlos Lacerda
Ney Matogrosso
Edy Star