"Montando a Baiana" will be screened at the Encontro de Baianas Ricas (Meeting of Rich Baianas) by SESC Pinheiros

On September 18, 2015, at 8 p.m., SESC Pinheiros will screen the film Montando a Baiana as part of the Encontro de Baianas Ricas event.

The directors of the film, Aurélio Prates and Kelwin Marques, as well as a researcher from the Visual Anthropology Group (GRAVI-USP), will attend the film debate. The discussion will focus on the presence of Baianas Ricas in Maracatu Nation royal processions, particularly from the mid-20th century onward. During this period, individuals who challenged traditional gender norms, including transvestites and gay men, began to occupy central roles.

Supported by the Laboratory of Image and Sound in Anthropology (LISA-USP), the film explores the relationship between these Baianas Ricas of Maracatu and their ancestry. This relationship can stem from the memories of older baianas or from contact with non-human females, such as the Yabás, Mestras de Jurema, and Pombagiras.

For more information about the event, please visit: https://www.sescsp.org.br/programacao/montando-a-baiana/.