Aruanda

Aruanda (1960)

The real story of Quilombo Olho d'Água from Serra do Talhado, in the state of Paraíba, Brazil, which became institutionally isolated from the rest of the country. Quilombos were runaway slave communities in colonial Brazil.

Date of release
1960-01-01
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (16)
Runtime
22m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Linduarte Noronha

Casting

Interesting facts

Aruanda is a 1960 Brazilian documentary short film by Linduarte Noronha, about the remnants from a former quilombo in the backlands of Paraíba State.

Production

The project was inspired by a report by Linduarte Noronha, a Pernambucano State born journalist based in Paraíba. He assembled a small film crew, composed of Vladimir Carvalho, João Ramiro Mello and Rucker Vieira. The production was also supported by the then National Institute of Educational Cinema, led by filmmaker Humberto Mauro.

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