Dom Hélder Câmara

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Dom Hélder Câmara

Born February 7, 1909 · Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Died August 27, 1999 · aged 90

Hélder Pessoa Câmara (7 February 1909 – 27 August 1999) was a Brazilian Catholic archbishop. A self-identified socialist, he was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He was declared a Servant of God in 2015. Câmara was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for the poor and for human rights and de…

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Dom Helder Câmara - O Santo RebeldeDom Helder Câmara - O Santo Rebelde · 2004
Dom Helder Câmara - O Santo Rebelde
★ 8.02004
MovieDocumentary
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem TempoNão Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo · 2019
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019
MovieDocumentary
The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The pain of a mother who lost her 15-year old daughter run over by a car. The Brazilian Presidents since Castelo Branco. Characters and settings registered through the keen and sensitive perspective of photographer Orlando Brito, in a career spanning 50 years as a professional. From the political sidelines to the lives of Brazilians from the interior, Brito recalls experiences and discusses the role of the photographer and the pain of registering someone’s grief.
Favela do PapaFavela do Papa · 2023
Favela do Papa
2023
MovieDocumentary
The film shows the resistance movement of the residents of Favela do Vidigal against the removal order, an important chapter in the history of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s.
Vedete, sono uno di voiVedete, sono uno di voi · 2017
Vedete, sono uno di voi
★ 6.82017
MovieDocumentary
The film is the personal story of a protagonist of our times and traces Carlo Martini's actions and thoughts, as he has remained faithful to its vocation and ideals. Through dramatic events (terrorism, Tangentopoli, labor crisis, conflict, loneliness) Carlo Martini interpreted losses and concerns of the people, who saw a free man and a non dogmatic prince of the Gospel Church. Thanks to the authenticity of his testimony he has been a reference point for believers and non-believers, a prophet of hope, a forerunner of Pope Francis.
Flamengo: A Century of PassionFlamengo: A Century of Passion · 1995
Flamengo: A Century of Passion
1995
MovieDocumentary
When Brazilian multi-sport club completed its 100th anniversary, this documentary narrated its story by interviewing some of its most important sportsmen ever, in football, basketball, rowing.
Excuse Me AmericaExcuse Me America · 1978
Excuse Me America
★ 9.01978
MovieDocumentary
Documentary film about Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara of Recife & Olinda in Brazil.
ApostrophesApostrophes · 1975
Apostrophes
★ 8.51975
SeriesTalk
Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.

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