''Jango'' is a 1984

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ian

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

directed by Sílvio Tendler.

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The film traces the life of

João Goulart João Belchior Marques Goulart (; 1 March 1919 – 6 December 1976), commonly known as Jango, was a Brazilian politician who served as the president of Brazil from 1961 until a military coup d'état deposed him in 1964. He was considered the ...

, 24th

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, who was deposed by a military-led coup on March 31, 1964 after he proposed a broad program of reforms in areas such as

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and

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. Goulart was popularly known as "Jango", therefore the title of the film, released exactly 20 years after the coup. Goulart's life is reproduced through archive footage and interviews with important political icons such as

Afonso Arinos Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco (May 1, 1868 – February 19, 1916) was a Brazilian journalist, writer and jurist. In the 19th century, he was recognized as one of the most influential intellectuals of his time. His work is part of Brazil's most p ...

Leonel Brizola Leonel de Moura Brizola (22 January 1922 – 21 June 2004) was a Brazilian politician. Launched into politics by Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas in the 1930–1950s, Brizola was the only politician to serve as elected governor of two Brazil ...

Celso Furtado Celso Monteiro Furtado (July 26, 1920 – November 20, 2004) was a Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectuals of the 20th century. His work focuses on development and underdevelopment and on the persistence of poverty in ...

Frei Betto Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo (born 1944), better known as Frei Betto, is a Brazilian writer, political activist, philosopher, liberation theologian, and Dominican friar. Life Frei Betto was born on 25 August 1944 in Belo Horizonte. At the ...

and

Magalhães Pinto José de Magalhães Pinto (28 June 1909 – 6 March 1996) was a Brazilian politician and banker. Magalhães Pinto was born in Santo Antônio do Monte, in the state of Minas Gerais. He was the governor of this state from 1961 to 1966. While gov ...

, among others. The film was promoted under the suggestive tagline "Como, quando e por que se derruba um presidente" ("How, when and why a President is overthrown"). The documentary captures the effervescence of Brazilian politics of the early 1960s under the context of

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. ''Jango'' narrates exhaustively the details of the coup and extends itself to the first resistance movements against the dictatorship, ending with the death of the President in exile on

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and images of his funeral, which were originally forbidden by the military regime. The film is narrated by

José Wilker José Wilker Almeida (20 August 1944 – 5 April 2014) was a Brazilian film, stage, and television actor and director. The actor gained fame in telenovelas like '' Roque Santeiro'' (1985), but became known internationally for his role as Vadinho, ...

and the original score was composed by

Milton Nascimento Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento (; born October 26, 1942), also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Nascimento has recorded 32 studio albums and has won five Grammy Awards, including Best World Music ...

and

Wagner Tiso Wagner Tiso Veiga (born 12 December 1945) is a musician, arranger, conductor, pianist and composer from Brazil. Born in Três Pontas, Tiso learned music theory with Paulo Moura and specialised in keyboards. In 1970, he joined Som Imaginário, work ...

, while historian Denise Goulart, Jango's only daughter, was one of its associate producers.

Box office

According to the

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, ''Jango'' took over half a million people to the movie theaters, becoming the sixth highest grossing documentary of

Brazilian cinema Brazilian cinema was introduced early in the 20th century but took some time to consolidate itself as a popular form of entertainment. The film industry of Brazil has gone through periods of ups and downs, a reflection of its dependency on stat ...

. Other two films directed by Tendler, ''O Mundo Mágico dos Trapalhões'' and ''Anos JK'' (about

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government plan, dubbed "50 years i ...

, of whom Goulart was Vice-President), are respectively the first and fourth films on the list.

Awards

''Jango'' received the Golden Daisy Award for Best Documentary Feature from the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops. It also received three awards at the

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and the Special Jury Prize at the

Havana Film Festival The Havana Film Festival is a Cuban festival that focuses on the promotion of Latin American filmmakers. It is also known in Spanish as ''Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana,'' and in English as International Festiv ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jango (Film) 1984 documentary films 1984 films Brazilian documentary films Documentary films about Brazilian politicians Documentary films about historical events Films about the Brazilian military dictatorship 1980s Portuguese-language films Documentary films about Latin American military dictatorships Biographical films about presidents of Brazil Films scored by Wagner Tiso 1980s Brazilian films

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