Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção
Documentary about popular art manifestations in Northeast Brazil: the "cordel" literature (popular literature, small stories sold in markets); "repente", kind of musical challenge between two singers, who have to improvise the verses, in strict rhyme; and the interaction between these and local popular song.
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Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 11, 1975
Runtime
1h 8m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção
Production Companies
Embrafilme
Director
Tânia Quaresma
Description
Documentary about popular art manifestations in Northeast Brazil: the "cordel" literature (popular literature, small stories sold in markets); "repente", kind of musical challenge between two singers, who have to improvise the verses, in strict rhyme; and the interaction between these and local popular song.
