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Healer on The Street /

During the day, Isnar is a community paramedic who works in the local clinic and runs an arts and drugs rehabilitation centre for young people in Fortaleza on the coast of Northeast Brazil. But by night, he is a priest of the Umbanda Afro-Brazilian religious cult. Then he comes flying over the trees...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pinheiro, Joceny (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:In Portuguese.
Published: [Manchester, England] : Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester, 2003.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Umbanda > Brazil.
Brazilians > Religious life.
Priests > Brazil.
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation > Brazil.
Drug addiction > Treatment > Brazil.
Umbanda > Brésil.
Brésiliens > Vie religieuse.
Toxicomanes > Réadaptation > Brésil.
Toxicomanie > Traitement > Brésil.
Drug addiction > Treatment
Drug addicts > Rehabilitation
Priests
Umbanda (Cult)
Brazil
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:During the day, Isnar is a community paramedic who works in the local clinic and runs an arts and drugs rehabilitation centre for young people in Fortaleza on the coast of Northeast Brazil. But by night, he is a priest of the Umbanda Afro-Brazilian religious cult. Then he comes flying over the trees and the streets, down to the beach. When the spells are strong, only he can break them.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 04, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.)
Playing Time:00:28:33