Afro-Brazilian Video Project: Maranhão, Northern Brazil (1992.4.1-12)
odd: label: General
content: Local Numbers: HSFA 1992.4.1-12
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Halperin, Daniel
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content: Daniel Halperin videos of Afro-Brazilian traditions in Maranhão, Northern Brazil
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Video recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1991
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Video recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Video footage of Afro-Brazilian traditions in Maranhão shot by anthropologist Daniel Halperin. Footage documents the Candomble celebration of Ogum at Pai Euclides' Casa Fanti-Ashanti including a Deka ceremony and footage of a possession. Presents the Abertura da Festa Do Divino at the Casa das Minas as well as street scenes from that location. Footage also documents the Umbanda-influenced Terreiro de Ribamar, in the Joao Paolo area, during a Saturday Tambor. Includes Carlos Lyra at the Teatro de Praia Grande singing bossa-nova music.

Legacy Keywords: Music chanting drumming singing Carlos Lyra bossa nova ;  Dance trance-possession tambor ;  Trance dancing possession ;  Religion Terreiro de Ribamar ;  Religion Tambor de Mina Umbanda Candomble Dahomean (Vodun) ;  Religion Casa Fanti-Ashanti Casa das Minas Maranhão,Brazil ; Ritual centers Casa Fanti-Ashanti Casa das Minas Terreiro de Ribamar ;  Ritual centers Tambor de Mina Candomble Dahomean (Vodun) Umbanda ;  Festivals Ogum Festa Festa do Divino ;  Rituals Abertura da Festa Do Divino Deka ceremony ;  Mediums Pai Euclides Pai Ribamar Maranhão, Brazil