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Rio de Janeiro e sua herança africana: Histórias contadas por Zózimo Bulbul

2020; University of Porto; Volume: 3; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.21747/21843805/tav3n3a5

2184-3805

Ana Paula Alves Ribeiro,

Physical Education and Sports Studies

Filmmaker and predecessor to Black Cinema in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul not only builds archives, captures memories and unveils a city previously hidden, but also points out its potentialities and dilemmas. This article aims to analyze the stories told by Zózimo Bulbul about Rio de Janeiro and its African heritage, from his short films produced and directed for a period of twenty-five years and before creation of the Black Cinema Meeting Brazil, Africa, Caribbean and other diasporas, Brazil’s largest black film festival: Aniceto do Império – Em Dia de Alforria? (1981, 11’), Pequena África (2002, 14’), República Tiradentes (2005, 36’), Samba no Trem (2005, 18’) e Zona Carioca do Porto (2006, 28’)