Egili - Rainha Retinta no Carnaval

Egili - Rainha Retinta no Carnaval

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Portuguese/80 min./2023

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Documentary

Synopsis

Egili Oliveira is preparing for Carnival 2022 in Rio de Janeiro. She participates in the second division competition of the Rio Carnival (Gold series). It's a long and arduous road until the samba singer becomes a stunning queen: the drum queen of the Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral samba school. The story of a powerful black woman, who, at 42 years old, still fights for her place in Brazilian society and at Carnival.

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