Nordeste: Cordel, Repente e Canção (1975)

Documentary about popular art manifestations in Northeast Brazil: the "cordel" literature (popular literature, small stories sold in markets); "repente", kind of musical challenge between two singers, who have to improvise the verses, in strict rhyme; and the interaction between these and local popular song.

• Year: 1975
• Genres: Documentary
• Countries: Brazil
• Languages: Portuguese
• Runtime: 68 min