A Farra do Circo
Genres
Overview
This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2013-11-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
9
Regina Casé
Self
Caetano Veloso
Self
Bebel Gilberto
Self
Nina de Pádua
Self
Débora Bloch
Self
Patrícya Travassos
Self
Pedro Cardoso
Self
Chico Buarque
Self
Márcio Trigo
Self
Gilberto Gil
Self
Perfeito Fortuna
Self
Pedro Bial
Self
Luiz Fernando Guimarães
Self
Djavan
Self
José Lavigne
Self
Alice de Andrade
Self
Deborah Colker
Self
Chico Dias
Self
Ricardo Chacal
Self
Hamilton Vaz Pereira
Self
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