Olympic Women

The story

The documentary Olympic Women, directed by Laís Bodanzky, shows that the history of women in sport is often entwined with the history of women as a whole. While so many Brazilian women were fighting for the right to vote, to divorce, and the right to free speech, some were fighting for the right to be present at one of the biggest events on the planet: the Olympics. And something that should have been simple and natural, was not. Some Olympic appearances were dramatic. Others, isolated and lonely. Just as in society, women in sport had to earn their rights by force.

Cast

A Adriana AraújoSelf A Ana MoserSelf B Benedicta OliveiraSelf D Daiane dos SantosSelf F Fabi AlvimSelf H HortênciaSelf I Ida ÁlvaresSelf I Isabel SalgadoSelf J Jacqueline SilvaSelf J Joanna MaranhãoSelf J José TrajanoSelf J Juca KfouriSelf

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M Magic PaulaSelf M Maria Emilia Luz dos SantosSelf M Maurren MaggiSelf M Melânia LuzSelf R Rosicleia CamposSelf S Sandra PiresSelf S Sarah MenezesSelf V Vera MossaSelf Y Yane MarquesSelf