Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian PressMovie
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.
About Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press
Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press is a 2016 documentary movie directed by Lívia Perez, Noel Carvalho.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 22m, production credits from Brazil, an original language code of PT.
The credited cast includes João Silvério Trevisan, Aguinaldo Silva, Celso Curi, Glauco Mattoso. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
