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Cafundó (2005)
Director: Paulo Betti
Cast: Lázaro Ramos, Leona Cavalli, Leandro Firmino, Alexandre Rodrigues
Runtime102 min
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Cafundó is a 35 mm color film which blends fact with fiction in the life of João de Camargo, a former black slave (1858-1942, Sorocaba, Brazil) who, in his old age, works miracles and devotes himself to assisting others in order to attain his freedom. João de Camargo represents the genesis of religious and cultural syncretism in Brazil.
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Fans of historical dramas with a documentary-like style will appreciate the blending of fact and fiction in Cafundó, the 2005 film directed by Paulo Betti that explores the life of former slave João de Camargo and the genesis of religious and cultural syncretism in Brazil.
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Cafundó is 2005 Brazilian historical drama film written and directed by Paulo Betti and Clóvis Bueno and starring Lázaro Ramos. The film is a biopic based on miracle worker preto velho João de Camargo of Sorocaba and is based on the book João de Camargo de Sorocaba: O Nascimento de uma Religião by Carlos de Campos and Adolfo Frioli. The title comes from a former quilombo, the source of João de Camargo's original spiritual inspiration, located in today's Salto de Pirapora.
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