Batalhas

Batalhas

2016 · 25 min · Documentary, Music

In May 2015, the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro received, for the first time in its entire history, the show "Na Batalha" that narrates the history of funk through a contemporary dance born in the favelas of Rio, the passinho. That day Rio experienced a more democratic morning.

Directed by Yasmin Thayná · Written by Yasmin Thayná

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