- published: 21 Dec 2013
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Liberdade (リベルダーデ, Riberdāde?, Portuguese pronunciation: [libeɾˈdadʒi], Portuguese for "Liberty", "Freedom") is the name of a district in the subprefecture of Sé, in São Paulo, Brazil. It is home to the largest Japanese community outside of Japan in the world and has been growing since the 1950s.
Liberdade is São Paulo's own equivalent of Japantown in the USA. Significant populations of Chinese and Koreans also live in the district of Liberdade. It is served by the São Paulo Metro.
The entrance to Liberdade is marked by a nine-meter tall red torii (a Japanese arch that marks the entrance to Shinto temples) since 1974. This towering structure, situated on Rua Galvão Bueno, is a distinctive representation of the neighborhood. Liberdade was successfully connected to the São Paulo subway network in the 1970s, opening up this area to commerce like never before. Today, thousands of paulistanos (citizens of São Paulo) flock to the public square in Liberdade every Sunday to purchase craft goods at the weekly fair. In January 2008, in order to celebrate 100 years of Japanese immigration to Brazil, a project to revitalize the quarter was approved by the mayor Gilberto Kassab. 40% of the restoration were for the visit of the prince Naruhito to São Paulo in June 2008.
Actors: Gabriel Abrantes (writer), Gabriel Abrantes (producer), Gabriel Abrantes (producer), Gabriel Abrantes (director), Benjamin Crotty (writer), Benjamin Crotty (director), Natxo Checa (producer), Natxo Checa (producer), Wilson Teixeira (actor), Betty Meixue (actress),
Plot: Filmed in Luanda, Angola, the film follows two young lovers, Liberdade, an Angolan boy, and his Chinese girlfriend, Betty, as they navigate through the complications of their burgeoning identities. Traveling across the urban and natural landscapes of Angola, the couple go from a Chinese karaoke in Shanghai Bahia to the ship graveyard at Santiago beach. Through this voyage, Liberdade and Betty struggle to forge the yet uncreated consciousness of their race.
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: José Eduardo (actor), Márcia Breia (actress), Filipe Ferrer (actor), Vítor Norte (actor), Canto e Castro (actor), Manuel Cavaco (actor), Laura Soveral (actress), Miguel Guilherme (actor), Fernando Matos Silva (director), Fernando Matos Silva (writer), João Cabral (actor), José Manuel Mendes (actor), André Gomes (actor), Fátima Belo (actress), Luísa Cruz (actress),
Genres: Drama,