

Cidadão Jatobá (1987)
Overview
Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the tree still rooted and alive, and that has ceased to be used and is only known by the oldest Lawalapiti men.
What is Cidadão Jatobá about?
Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the tree still rooted and alive, and that has ceased to be used and is only known by the oldest Lawalapiti men. Cidadão Jatobá is a Documentary movie, released on 1987-05-07, runtime 14 minutes.
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Directed by
Maria Luiza d'Aboim
Cast
- Marcos Terena as Narrator (voice)
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