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200379 minGdocumentary

Vida de Artista

200379 minGdocumentary

José Inácio Nascimento, a sculptor of saints in Pirenópolis, Goiás, discusses his artistic challenges and personal hardships.

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João Batista de Andrade

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José Inácio Nascimento, a sculptor of saints in Pirenópolis, Goiás, discusses his artistic challenges and personal hardships.

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João Batista de Andrade

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The central character is a talented sculptor of saints from the historic city of Pirenópolis, Goiás. Praised, controversial, he opens his life and the vigor of his work to the camera, willing to also reveal the dark sides of his existence as a craftsman and as a person. His name: José Inácio Nascimento.

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