Juana Elbein dos Santos

Inspired by the life of the french-born photographer and ethnographer, Pierre Verger, the movie follows his journey between Bahia, Brazil and Benin, Oriental Africa, showing places and people he met and his life study project: the Candomblé culture.

On the island of Itaparica, Bahia, a community of Nagô descendants has been recreating the customs and values of African and Brazilian ancestors for 200 years, living off fishing and harvesting fruits in a space that is being occupied by the real estate industry and tourism.

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A documentary short that speaks on the hierarchical organization and the contents of an Afro-Brazilian nagô temple.

On the island of Itaparica, Bahia, a community of Nagô descendants has been recreating the customs and values of African and Brazilian ancestors for 200 years, living off fishing and harvesting fruits in a space that is being occupied by the real estate industry and tourism.

No synopsis available yet.

No synopsis available yet.

A documentary short that speaks on the hierarchical organization and the contents of an Afro-Brazilian nagô temple.