Mozambique 1974 - the European name of the capital Lourenço Marques was deleted and replaced by Maputo. Between the delicacy and the apocalyptic, Brisa Solar reveals the little secrets of an African city that was born from a modernist dream, which led a revolution and which today sees its cultural heritage and threatened by Chinese capitalism.
Brisa Solar is of 1 hour(s) and 19 minute(s). It is Produced By: Duplacena, Quilombo Films. It was released on 2019-05-16.
Genres: Documentary
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