A man’s spontaneous protest leads to media frenzy in Brazil

In the 1980s, a mime artist found himself in the midst of a university protest in Brazil’s capital. Hit with an urge to speak out, the actions he took landed him in the global spotlight. Antonio Rocha shared his experience on “Stories from the Stage,” a production of GBH’s World TV.

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