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"Travessa da Socorro" follows the daily life of Socorro Soeiro, 89 years old. A black woman, matriarch of the Soeiro family. Through stories and photos, Dona Socorro reflects the protagonism of black women, highlighting her life story told from her own narrative, talking about her legacy as a matriarch within her social, family and religious context.
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In the name of economic recovery, the Brazilian Government created a perennial system of compulsory vertical isolation for seniors over 80 to be confined in a colony. Teca is 77 and lives in the village of Muriti, in the Amazon, when she is surprised by the announcement of the age reduction, including her age group. Cornered, Teca makes an intriguing journey hidden from the officers amidst rivers, boats and the underworld to clandestinely try to fulfill her last dream, to take a plane ride.

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