Cidadão Jatobá
Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the tree still rooted and alive, and that has ceased to be used and is only known by the oldest Lawalapiti men.
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Cidadão Jatobá
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- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 7, 1987
Runtime
0h 14m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Cidadão Jatobá
Production Companies
Aboim Produções e Artes, Embrafilme
Director
Maria Luiza d'Aboim
Description
Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the tree still rooted and alive, and that has ceased to be used and is only known by the oldest Lawalapiti men.
