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The Welles Raft

Summary

In 1942, Orson Welles was in Brazil filming his documentary It's All True about Carnival and the Jangadeiros (Brazillian fishermen). The leader of Jangadeiros, Manuel Jacaré, died during filming. This fact evokes memories of Orson Welles in Brazil – and it changed his life forever.

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