Azougue Nazareth

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu an AfroBrazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco As the Falstaffian character Tiao Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance music and the supernatural set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife