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Bahia, Africa in the Americas

Title
  1. Bahia, Africa in the Americas / produced, written and translated by Geovanni Brewer.
Published by
  1. Berkeley, CA : University of California, Extension Media Center, 1988.

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Additional authors
  1. Brewer, Geovanni.
  2. Brewer, Michael.
  3. Peters, Brock.
  4. University of California (System). Extension Media Center.
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. Elements of African culture are powerfully expressed in the food, art, dance, and most importantly, the Candomblé (Umbanda) religion of the Afro-Brazilian majority of the state of Bahía.
Subject
  1. Black people > Salvador
  2. Popular culture > Brazil > African influences
  3. Umbanda (Cult)
  4. Brazil > African influences
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. Some interview responses in Portuguese; these are followed by English translation.
Credits (note)
  1. Director, Michael Brewer; editor, Robert Marshall; executive producers, Geovanni Brewer, Michael Brewer.
System details (note)
  1. VHS format.