Azougue Nazareth

Strange things start to happen as Maracatu carnival season begins

• Rated 6.6 out of 10
• Movie
• 2019
• 1h 20m
• Drama

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

Director

Tiago Melo

Starring

Valmir do Côco, Joana Gatis, Mestre Barachinha, Mohana Uchôa