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A Farra do Circo
A Farra do Circo

A Farra do Circo

Genres

Documentary

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This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Portuguese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

30 November 2013

Country

Brazil

Cast

Regina Casé

Regina Casé

Self

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Self

Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto

Self

Nina de Pádua

Nina de Pádua

Self

Débora Bloch

Débora Bloch

Self

Patrícya Travassos

Patrícya Travassos

Self

Pedro Cardoso

Pedro Cardoso

Self

Chico Buarque

Chico Buarque

Self

Márcio Trigo

Márcio Trigo

Self

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Self

Perfeito Fortuna

Perfeito Fortuna

Self

Pedro Bial

Pedro Bial

Self

Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Luiz Fernando Guimarães

Self

Djavan

Djavan

Self

José Lavigne

José Lavigne

Self

Alice de Andrade

Alice de Andrade

Self

Deborah Colker

Deborah Colker

Self

Chico Dias

Chico Dias

Self

Ricardo Chacal

Ricardo Chacal

Self

Hamilton Vaz Pereira

Hamilton Vaz Pereira

Self

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