Egili - Rainha Retinta no Carnaval

Directed by Caroline Reucker

Egili Oliveira is preparing for Carnival 2022 in Rio de Janeiro. She participates in the second division competition of the Rio Carnival (Gold series). It's a long and arduous road until the samba singer becomes a stunning queen: the drum queen of the Acadêmicos de Vigário Geral samba school. The story of a powerful black woman, who, at 42 years old, still fights for her place in Brazilian society and at Carnival.