Lampião da Esquina: Lighting Up Brazilian Press

Release Date: 2016-08-18

Overview: Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.

Rating: 8 / 10

Cast

João Silvério Trevisan

as Himself

Luiz Carlos Lacerda

as Himself

Ney Matogrosso

as Himself

Aguinaldo Silva

as Himself

Laerte Coutinho

as Herself