Carnaval in Baltasar Brum

Overview

Baltasar Brum is a town of three thousand souls in the department of Artigas. In 1986 the train station was closed down and the community was in danger of disappearing altogether, but today it is still there and in fact it is growing. The local samba “schools”, which are similar to these organizations in Brazil except that they speak Spanish, tell the story of the town and its outstanding figures against a background of local and more universal events. The documentary shows how carnival is celebrated in this Uruguayan border town.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1997

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

Spanish

Countries

Uruguay

Production

Laroux-Ciné,L'Avventura Cine

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded