EGILI rainha retinta no carnaval

Egili Oliveira, 42, is a confident Black Brazilian woman who is still fighting for her place in society while defending her status as a samba queen in Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnaval.

Egili is getting ready for the 2022 Carnaval parade in Rio de Janeiro. Alongside her samba school, "Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral", she takes part in the competition in the Sambadome arena. Her journey to maintain her place in Carnaval and in society as a Black Brazilian woman is a long and hard road - until the samba dancer transforms into the dazzling Drum Queen, the "Rainha da Bateria”.

Film facts

Original Title
EGILI - rainha retinta no carnaval
Title
EGILI – Black Queen of Carnaval
Production
Caroline Reucker © 2023
Genre
Documentary
Duration
81 Min.
Original language
Portuguese, English
Subtitle
Portuguese, English
Protagonist
Egili Oliveira
Author&Director
Caroline Reucker
Producer
Caroline Reucker
DoP
Caroline Reucker, Antoine d'Artemare
Editor
Juliane Westin, Caroline Reucker
Sounddesigner
Bruno Armelin
Music Composer
Logistics
Götz Reinicke, Jutta Linss
Color Grading
Tomás Magariños
Translator
Joao Neto
Cover photo
Antoine d'Artemare
Status
at festivals
Screenings
25TH FESTIVAL DO RIO | October 2023