Maria Maia

Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with testimonials from friends, collaborators and speeches by Darcy himself.

A reconstruction of the experience that French thinker Lévi-Strauss had in Brazil at the beginning of his career. The anthropologist, who arrived here in 1935, was part of the second wave of European professors who came to teach at the newly created University of São Paulo.

The documentary presents an overview of Vladimir Carvalho's cinematographic career, from the very beginning, as a co-writer of “Aruanda” (1960), directed by Linduarte Noronha, to the present day. With Vladimir himself as the main narrator and illustrated by scenes from his films, the documentary also features interviews with Gilberto Gil, Orlando Senna, Arnaldo Carillo, Dácia Ibiapina, Fernando Duarte, Sérgio Moriconi, among others.

This documentary shows a country that has lifted 36 million people out of extreme poverty in 12 years.