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201871 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

Poverty Gender Equality Urban Gentrification

Baronesa

201871 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

A poignant glimpse into the lives of women in a Belo Horizonte neighborhood.

Poverty Gender Equality Urban Gentrification

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Juliana Antunes

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A poignant glimpse into the lives of women in a Belo Horizonte neighborhood.

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Juliana Antunesdirector

Juliana Antuneswriter

Andreia Pereira de Sousacast

Leid Ferreiracast

Felipe Rangel Soarescast

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The everyday life of a Belo Horizonte lower class neighborhood.

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