''A Voz do Carnaval'' (in English, literally ''The Carnival Voice'') is a 1933 Brazilian

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, directed by

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and released by production company

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. With no copies preserved, it is considered a

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Production

This

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was inspired by a story of Joracy Camargo and released on the eve of

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. Using the

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, it was the first Brazilian film to record optical sound directly from Rio streets. The documentary sequences filmed in the streets were interspersed with scenes filmed in the studio, showing comedian Palitos, in the role of

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. A sequence filmed in the studio of Radio Mayrink Veiga showed singer

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in her second film appearance, singing "E Bateu-se a Chapa", "Moleque Indigesto" and "Good-Bye". A ''Voz do Carnaval'' was sponsored by the newspaper ''

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'', and displayed simultaneously at Cine Odeon in

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and

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on March 6, 1933. And in theaters Companhia Cine Brasil in

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through the Companhia Central Diversões. In

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in the Teatro Pedro II. A note published in the edition of the magazine ''

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'' on June 15, 1933 said that the film was being displayed also in

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, June 15, 1933, page 8

Cast

*Regina Mauro *Belmira de Almeida *Sônia Veiga *Sarah Nobre *Lu Marival *Irmãos Tapajós *Margarida Max *

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*Almirante *Jararaca & Ratinho *Jonjoca *Castro Barbosa *Orquestra da Guarda Velha *Henrique Chaves *Ferreira Maia *Paulo Gonçalves *Elza Moreno *Paulina Mubarak *Armando Louzada *Edmundo Maia

References

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