Parahyba Mulher Macho
The woman every woman would like to be. The woman every man would like to have
1983 · 1h 27m · N/A
Drama, History
Directed by
Tizuka Yamasaki
Overview
Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet, journalist and revolutionary and libertarian teacher of the early twentieth century, known for its sexual liberalism, which shocked the pre-Revolution in the state of Paraíba during 1930. His love for João Dantas eventually forge João Pessoa's death, at that time, governor of of Paraíba. These events served as a trigger for the a revolution.
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