Partido Alto (documentary)

Partido Alto is a 1982 Brazilian short documentary film directed by Leon Hirszman. Produced by now-defunct Brazilian state film production company Embrafilme, the film details the history of Partido alto, a musical subgenre of Samba focused on the drumming style of Bahia.

Partido Alto
Directed by	Leon Hirszman
Written by	Leon Hirszman
Produced by	Leon Hirszman
Starring	Candeia Manacéia Paulinho da Viola Argemiro da Portela Casquinha Wilson Moreira
Cinematography	Lucio Kodato
Edited by	Lucio Kodato
Music by	Candeia Manacéia Paulinho da Viola Argemiro da Portela Casquinha Wilson Moreira
Distributed by	Embrafilme
Release date	1982 (1982)
Running time	22 minutes
Country	Brazil
Language	Brazilian Portuguese

The documentary presents partido alto as a blend of freestyle rapping, rhyming and improvisational chorus.^[1]