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196020 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(16 ratings)• TMDB

Aruanda

196020 minPGdocumentary

6.9/ 10(16 ratings)• TMDB

Explore the isolated Quilombo Olho d'Água's resilience and heritage.

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Linduarte Noronha

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Explore the isolated Quilombo Olho d'Água's resilience and heritage.

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Linduarte Noronha

Linduarte Noronhadirector

Linduarte Noronha

Linduarte Noronhawriter

Paulino Carneirocast

Synopsis

The real story of Quilombo Olho d'Água from Serra do Talhado, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, which became institutionally isolated from the rest of the country. Quilombos were runaway slave communities in colonial Brazil.

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