
Nossa Escola de Samba
1965-01-01 · 30 min · ★ 7.8
A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.
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- Directors
- Manuel Gimenez
- Production companies
- Thomaz Farkas
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
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