Celso Brandão (born 1951 in

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) is a

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who also directed a few documentaries. He can always be found at his headquarters in Carababa Beac

just a few minutes from the city center. Some of his work belong the Pirelli Collection of 1996 Coleção Pirelli
Biography of Celso Brandão
. Retrieved November 29, 2007. He has also received several awards at the Festival do Cinema Brasileiro de Penedo in the years 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 and 1980. At the moment his is back doing a few documentaries and teaching photography at Federal University of Alagoas.

Filmography

* Filé de Pombal da Barra - 1977 10' Super8 * Mandioca da terra à mesa. 1977 10' * Benedito: o santeiro. - 1985 24' * Dede Mamata - 1988 * Ponto das Ervas. 11' * A Singeleza da Singeleza. 4' * A casa de santo - 1986 13' * Memória da vida e do trabalho (1ª Mostra Internacional do Filme Etnográfico) * Chão de casa - 1982 (1ª Mostra Internacional do Filme Etnográfico) * Mestra Hilda * * O Lambe-Sola - Celso Brandão's views on the popular poet Antonio Aurélio de Morais

Photography

* Nucleo de estudos afro-brasileiros - UFA

* KARIR

* 1993 – Fotografia Brasileira Contemporânea: anos 70 a 80, 1º Mês Internacional da Fotografia, Sesc Pompéia,

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* 1993 – Argueiro, um Cisco no Olho, Galeria Fotoptica,

* 2002 – Canudos, Instituto Moreira Salles,

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* 2001 - Semana do Indio -

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* 2007 - Art pictures for Tania Pedros

* 2007 - Exposição de fotografias Acenda uma Vela

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandao, Celso 1951 births Living people Brazilian photographers Brazilian film directors People from Maceió