1965BLACK NEWS SHOW
9 Part MINISERIES WITH OSSIE DAVIS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
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COLOR BARS
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BLANK SCREEN
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LOGO FOR NET (WNET)
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FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN SKY
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CARNIVALE CELEBRATION IN BRAZIL
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN HUGE ANTIQUE STYLE DRESSES WITH HOOPS DANCING AROUND |
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CARNIVALGOERS AT NIGHT ON STREET DANCING AROUND, SOME IN COSTUME. WOMAN HAS NUMBER TAG ON WHIEL SHE DANCES
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HUGE FLOATS WITH SPINNING WHEELS AND MOVING PARTS CROSS IN STREET AS PEOPLE DANCE AND CELEBRATE
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN IN BAND UNIFORMS FEATURING WHIOTE TUXEDO JACKETS WITH TAILS DANCE AROUND
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WS HUGE CROWD OF PEOPLE CARNIVALGOERS DANCING, SOME IN COSTUME, DANCING CLOWN IN FOREGROUND
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PEOPLE DANCE, WOMAN SHAKES HER BREASTS AT CAMERA, SUGGESTIVE DANCING
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WOMAN WITH TALL WIG AND RATTLE DANCING
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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN ANTE-BELLUM DRESSES HOLDING PARASOLS DANCE
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WOMEN IN ANTE-BELLUM DRESSES DANCE AND WALK IN PARADE FANNING THEMSELVES
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OPENING CREDITS OVER DAYTIME IMAGES OF PEOPLE DANCING IN PARADE IN COSTUME
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DAYTIME PARADE WITH PEOPLE DANCING AROUND, SHAKING vARIOUS INSTRUMENTS. CARNIVALE. WOMAN WITH FACE PAINT AND OSTRICH FEATHER IN HER HAIR. DANCE TROUPE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DANCE IN UNIFORM. PEOPLE IN FEATHERED HEADDRESS
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HOST OSSIE DAVIS STANDING UNDER TREE. INTRODUCES PROGRAM ABOUT THOSE OF AFRICAN DESCENT IN SOUTH AMERICA, SPECIFICALLY BRAZIL
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INT HOME DINING TABLE OF JORGE AMADO, BRAZILIAN NOVELIST. AMADO EATING WITH WOMAN FILME ACTRESS MARIA DIOTES(?). AMADO SPEAKS TO CAMERA IN BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE ABOUT BRAZIL AS A LAND OF VARIOUS ETHNIC HERITAGES COMING TOGETHER, A MELTING POT
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CU BRAZILIAN ACTRESS SMILING
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***** SECTION OF STILLS DRAWINGS *****
ILLUSTRATIONS SHOW HISTORY OF RACIAL TENSION AND MXIING IN BRAZIL |
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INTERVIEW WITH ANTHROPOLOGY PROFESSOR MARVIN HARRIS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, HE TALKS TO OSSIE DAVIS ABOUT RACE RELATIONS IN BRAZIL, DISCUSSION ABOUT A LACK OF RACIAL TENSIONS IN BRAIL COMPARABLE TO THE US
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EWS PLANTATION HOUSE "CASA GRANDE" BIG HOUSE, PALM TREES. ANOTHER ANGLE LOOKING UP AT HOUSE
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CU CHANDELIER IN FANCY DINING ROOM. ZOOM OUT TO SHOW LONG TABLE OF DINNER GATHERING, RICH FAMILY, UNIFORMED SERVANTS SERVE THEM
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EXT HOUSE MANSION, PEOPLE RIDE BY ON HORSES
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LIONE OF CHILDREN RIDING HORSES AND PONIES THROUGH FIELD, RICH CHILDREN IN BRAZIL
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SUGAR CANE FILEDS. WORKERS CUTTING SUGAR CANE AS MAN OVERSEER SITS ON HORSE WATCHING THEM
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AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKERS IN CANE FIELDS. MAN TIES UP BUNDLE OF SUGAR CANE. MEN CUTTING DOWN SUGAR CAN STALKS
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WHITE MAN OVERSEER ON HORSE SUPERVISES AFRICAN AMERICAN SUGAR CANE WORKER. CAN WORK AS REENACTMENT OF SLAVERY WITH SLAVES WORKING ON SUGAR CANE
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HIGH WIDE ANGLE OF THE CITY OF SALVADOR BRAZIL STRETCHING OUT, SLOW PAN OVER CITY
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POV FROM BOAT LOOKING AT CITY, RIGGING IN FOREGROUND OF SHOT
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FISHERMEN ON BOATS PUTTING INTO HARBOR, POOR FISHERMEN IN BRAZIL. VARIOUS SHOTS OF FISHERMEN ON SMALL FISHING BOATS, CLUTTERED HARBOR WATERS
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FISHERMAN IN RAGGED CLOTHES STANDS ON HIS BOAT
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VARIOUS VIEWS OF STREETS IN SALVADOR BRAZIL, PEOPLE WALK AROUND ON SIDEWALK. PEOPLE WITH BASKETS ON HEAD. TWO OLD MEN ONE BLACK ONE WHITE TALK ON SIDEWALK. WOMEN WALK BY AND LOOK AT CAMERA, SIDEWALK STREET SCENES IN BRAZIL
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. GILBERTO FREYRE, HISTORIAN OF BRAZIL AND FORMER NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBER. HE SPEAKS IN ENGLISH ABOUT THE LEGACY OF ITS CITIZENS OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND THEIR PRIDE IN "NEGRO" HERITAGE
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CU MASHING GRAINS IN PAIL WITH PADDLE
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TWO MEN MASH GRAINS OR RICE WITH PADDLES
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WOMEN, VENDOR WITH CART WITH BLACK FIST COMING OUT, SCULPTED BLACK PRIDE FIST
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CU HANDS OF WOMAN, VENDOR ON STREET FOLDING FOOD INTO PALM LEAF. AFRICAN INFLUENCED COOKING. PAN ACROSS TRADITIONAL AFRICAN FOODSTUFFS YAMS, SWEET POTATOES, VEGETABLES, SOMETHING BUBBLING IN POT COOKING IN OIL
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VARIOUS VIEWS OF TWO MEN ON BEACH, ONE BLACK AND WHITE IN CAPOIEIRA DEMONSTRATION. COMES FROM OLD WRESTLING TECHNIQUES BUT IS NOW MORE LIKE DANCING, GYMNASTIC MOVES, AFRICAN CULTURAL INFLUENCE. BAND PLAYS TRADITIONAL AFRICAN INSTRUMENTS AS MEN PRETEND TO FIGHT WRESTLE
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STREET IN BRAZIL. POVERTY IS EVIDENT. "SLUMS OF SALVADOR". WOMAN (OLGA) WALKS WITH YOUNG BOY HAND IN HAND UP STREET ASCENT. CU BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN WITH HEADSCARF
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GROUP OF MEN SITTING AT TABLE SET UP IN STREET, PLAYING GAME (PERHAPS BACKGAMMON) WOMAN GREETS THEM AS SHE PASSES BY. KEEPS WALKING WITH BOY. RUN-DOWN BUILDINGS, SLUM AREA
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IN SLUM HOUSE. AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN OLGA SERVING FOOD TO CHILDREN AT TABLE IN RUN-DOWN KITCHEN. LITTLE BOY DOESN'T WANT TO DRINK FROM CUP SHE HOLDS OUT
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CU FACES OF HER OLDER SONS MEN IN EARLY TWENTIES EAT AND DRINK
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FAMILY AT TABLE IN SMALL, IMPOVERISHED KITCHEN. POVERTY IN BRAZIL. POOR AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY. FAMILY MEMBERS EAT AND DRINK, FAMILY MEAL TIME
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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN (OLGA) IN CANDOMBLE CEREMONY, HOLDING TUSK AND BOWING. BRAZILIAN RELIGION WITH AFRICAN ROOTS. FAITH, RELIGION
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CU STATUE OF FEMALE AFRICAN FIGURE ON ALTER, INCENSE SMOKE. CU DOLL, FLOWERS
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HIGH ANGLE OF WOMAN IN RELIGIOUS RUTUAL, CANDOMBLE
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WOMAN (OLGA) TALKS TO CAMERS ABOUT HER FAITH AND PERSECUTION
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INT ROOM WHERE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN PRIESTESS (OLGA) PERFORMS RITUAL FOR WOMAN, CANDLE ON TABLE. CASTS LOTS AND WRITES THINGS DOWN, CHANTING, DIVINATION, FORTUNE TELLING
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PAN DOWN FROM LEAVES OF TROPICAL TREES TO GROUP OF WOMEN ALL IN WHITE FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONY CANDOMBLE
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TWO MEN PLAY DRUMS
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RELIGIOUS CEREMONY, RITUAL. WOMEN IN WHITE SING AND CHANT WHILE MEN PLAY DRUMS. CANDOMBLE RITUAL
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CU WOMAN PICKS UP LIVE ROOSTER. ZOOM OUT, WOMAN WITH BACK TO CAMRA KILLS CHICKENS. ANIMAL SACRIFICE, BLOOD SACRIFICE, RELIGIOUS RITUAL, CEREMONY OF THE CANDOMBLE. RUBBING BLOOD FRO BLEEDING ROOSTER AGAINST HOLY TREE. CUTTING NECK OF ANIMAL
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RELIGIOUS RITUAL. WOMEN IN WHITE CLAP AND SING AND CHANT, AFRICAN AMERICAN RITUAL, CANDOMBLE
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WOMEN AT COUNTER PREPARING FOOD FOR SPRITS, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN WHITE PREPARE FOOD FOR RITUAL.
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MEN PLAYING DRUMS FOR CEREMONY
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CUTAIN IS POULLED BACK AND PRIESTESS (OLGA) AND OTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DANCE INTO ROOM FOR RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
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FACES OF PEOPLE, MOSTLY WHITE, GATHERED AROUND THE EDGES OF THE ROOM, SITTING ON BENCHES WATCHING THE CEREMONY, OBSERVING RITUAL. TOURISTS LOOKING AT NATIVE TRADITIONS, VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHING
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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN DANCE AROUND ROOM FOR CEREMONY. VARIOUS SHOTS OF PEOPLE WATCHING. OBSERVING "NATIVE" CULTURE. CULTURAL EXCHANGE, GAWKING. LINE OF WOMEN DANCES AROUND ROOM
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MEN PLAYING TRADITIONAL DRUMS
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CU DANCING FEET
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WOMEN DANCE AROUND ROOM BEING POSSESSED BY SPIRIT, RELIGIOUS SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE, WILD GYRATIONS WHILE MEN PLAY DRUMS. WOMAN SPINS IN CIRCLE AND CAMERA STARTS TO SPIN, FRENETIC RITUAL, WORLD RELIGIONS. BRAZILIAN RELIGION
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AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN (PRIESTESS OLGA) WALKS INTO TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH. CU WOMAN WALKING THROUGH CHURCH KNEELS AND LOOKS UP AT ALTAR. BOTH CATHOLIC AND CANDOMBLE, INTERFAITH SPIRITUAL TRADITIONS
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OSSIE DAVIS STANDS UNDER TREE AND TALKS ABOUT MIXING OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN BRAZIL
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CU YOUNG BRAZILIAN MAN AFRICAN FEATURES, ZOOM OUT TO SHOW GROUP OF YOUNG MEN IN SHORTS IN BRAZIL PLAYING SOCCER. TEENAGE BOYS BLACK AND WHITE PLAYING SOCCER TOGETHER
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YOUNG MAN ALGUSAN LAUREL (?) INTERVIEWED TALKS TO CAMERA IN PORTUGUESE ABOUT PREJUDICE AGAINST DARK-SKINNED BRAZILIANS LIKE HIM, WANTS TO MARRY A LIGHT-SKINNED WOMAN AND HAVE LIGHT CHILDREN
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WOMAN TEACHER IN CLASSROOM IN BRAZIL WRITES ON HANGING CHALKBOARD
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CLASSROOM, SOME CHILDREN SIT ON THE FLOOR. FACES O CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT RACIAL BACKGROUNDS AS THEY WRITE AND STUDY
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INTERVIEW WITH ANTHROPOLOGY PROFESSOR TALLIS De ALIVEDO (?) TALKS ABOUT RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN BRAZIL, RACISM IS STILL A BIG PART OF SOCIETY. JOBS AND CLERGY POSITIONS CLOSED TO THOSE OF "NEGRO" DESCENT
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INTERVIEW WITH OSCAR DE PAULA ASSIS, A LAWYER WHO SPEAKS IN PORTUGUESE ABOUT PREJUDICE IN BRAZIL. "COLOR PREJUDICE" RATHER THAN "RACIAL PREJUDICE"
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OSSIE DAVIS SITS IN LIBRARY AND ASKS QUESTION
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OSSIE DAVIS INTERVIEWING PROFESSOR MARVIN HARRIS AGAIN. PROFESSOR TALKS ABOUT RACIAL IDENTITIES "CHANGING" AS A BRAZILIAN'S FINANCIAL SITUATION CHANGES "MONEY WHITENS"
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POWER BOAT ON WATER IN HARBOR. MEN ON SHORE, RICH GUYS STAND LOOKING AT JETTY WITH LINE OF SAILBOATS. MEN GETTING READY TO BOARD SAILBOAT.
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POOL IN WEALTHY RESORT OR COUNTRY CLUB. PEOPLE WALK AROUND. RICH WHITE PEOPLE SIT AT TABLE. LUXURY
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PEOPLE PLAYING POLO ON HORSES, RICH PEOPLE'S HOBBIES
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PAN CROSS WEALTHY AREA OF CITY IN BRAZIL
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VARIOUS VIEWS OF FAVELLAS OR SLUMBS IN BRAZIL. HOUSES SHACKS ON HILLSIDES, LAUNDRY HANGING
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POOR SLUM NEIGHBORHOODS, PEOPLE WALKING UP HILL TO HOUSE. PEOPLE ON RIVERSIDE IN SLUM AREA. CU PAIL FILLING WITH WATER AT PUBLIC SPIGOT, POVERTY. WOMAN FILLS METAL CAN WITH WATER PUTS IT ON HER HEAD AND WALKS UPHILL. PEOPLE CARYNG BOXES ON HEADS. POVERTY IN BRAZIL. CHILDREN CARRYING THINGS CHILDREN IN FAUVELLAS SLUMS. MAN WALKS WITH HIS CHILDREN THROUGH SLUM
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INTERVIEW WITH WOMAN WHO TALKS ABOUT HER DAUGHTER MARRYING A WHITE MAN AND HAVING A WONDERFUL LIFE
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INTERVIEW WITH ANTONIO DE BARROS, PROFESSOR OF LITERATURE. TALKS ABOUT "NEGRO BLOOD" HAS BLACK ANCESTRY, TALKS ABOUT BEING TREATED "WHITE" HIS WHOLE LIFE
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INTERVIEW WITH RENE RIBEIRO, PSYCHIATRIST. TALKS ABOUT "PASSING" AS WHITE
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INTERVIEW WITH GILBERTO FREYRE TALKS ABOUT RACE MIXTURE AND MISCEGENATION AND SAYS THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE OF "PURE NEGRO BLOOD"
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR HARRIS ABOUT RACIAL IDENTITY IN THE US BEING MORE CLEAR-CUT THAN IN BRAZIL. TALKS ABOUT THE MYTH OF RACE. SAYS BRAZIL WILL BECOME ENTIRELY RACIALLY MIXED
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OSSIE DAVIS NODDING, GOOD SHOT OF YOUNG OSSIE DAVIS. INTERVIEW CONTINUES
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JORGE AMADO, WRITER TALKS ABOUT BLACKS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FROM ELSEWHERE NOT UNDERSTANDING RACE IN BRAZIL.
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HIGH ANGLE STREET MARKET IN BRAZIL. LOTS OF PEOPLE WALK AROUND
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VIEWS OF STREETS IN BRAZILIAN CITY (SALVADOR?). PEOPLE OF VARIOUS RACES WALK AROUND, CARS DRIVE AROUND
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PARADE ON STREET. PEOPLE WATCHING FROM BALCONY AND FROM SIDEWALK WAITING FOR PARADE TO COME BY. STREETS ARE BLOCKED OFF, CROWD SHOTS
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END CREDITS OVER PARADE FOOTAGE
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