Brazil has one of the most significant and productive film industries in Latin America. This groundbreaking study provides an entertaining insight into the Brazilian films that have most captured the imagination of domestic audiences over the years.The recent international success of films such as Central Station and City of God, has stimulated widespread interest in Brazilian film, but studies written in English focus on the auteur cinema of the 1960s. This book focuses on individual films in their sociohistorical context, drawing on extensive fieldwork in Brazil and Latin America. It argues that Brazilian cinema has almost always been grounded in intrinsically homegrown cultural forms, dating back to the nineteenth century, such as the Brazilian musichall, the travelling circus, radio shows, carnival, and, later, comedy television.Combining a chronological structure with groundbreaking research and a lively approach, Popular cinema in Brazil is the ideal introduction to Brazilian cinema.

Binding: Paperback;264 pages; Publisher: Manchester University Press (P648); Classification: APF; Weight: 534 g; Dimensions: 158 x 235 x 20

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