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Majê Molê is an Afro-Brazilian dance group which offers girls and young women in Olinda, Northeast Brazil, the opportunity to rise above the poverty, drug addiction and crime that scars their community. For teenager Simone it is the central focus of life, but for Leda it is something she must leave...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lipsanen, Heidi (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In Portuguese.
Published: Manchester, England : University of Manchester. Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 2003.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Dance > Brazil.
Women > Brazil.
Poverty > Brazil.
Olinda (Brazil) > Social conditions.
Olinda (Brazil) > Economic conditions.
Danse > Brésil.
Femmes > Brésil.
Pauvreté > Brésil.
Dance
Economic history
Poverty
Social conditions
Women
Brazil
Brazil > Olinda
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Majê Molê is an Afro-Brazilian dance group which offers girls and young women in Olinda, Northeast Brazil, the opportunity to rise above the poverty, drug addiction and crime that scars their community. For teenager Simone it is the central focus of life, but for Leda it is something she must leave behind as she confronts prospective responsibilities as a mother. This is a film about miserable childhoods, sorrow and loss but also about joy and hope found through dance and, eventually, the happiness of motherhood.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed March 03, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (32 min.)
Playing Time:00:31:32