“The late 1960s was nevertheless a rich period for left-wing culture in Brazil, the unhappy political situation producing an unprecedentedly rich variety of cultural responses, from architecture (Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, Arquitetura Nova) to theatre (Augusto Boal) and education (Paulo Freire).

One of the crucial figures in this constellation was the young film director and theorist Glauber Rocha, widely regarded as a genius.“