In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.
Darcy Ribeiro (Montes Claros, October 26, 1922 - Brasília, February 17, 1997) was a Brazilian anthropologist, historian, sociologist, writer and politician, affiliated with the Democratic Labor Party (PDT) and known for his focus on indigenous people and education in the country.