Adrift by the Towers

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2019 / 25min.

Rating5

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

Vila das Torres was a self-built community based on one of the largest urban gardens in Rio de Janeiro, below the energy towers of the Light Company and next to the train lines. Eight years after its removal for the construction of Parque Madureira, former residents report their memories.

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