Piracicaba Never Forgot

Conducting this interview with Cecílio Elias Neto was, without exaggeration, one of the most moving moments in the entire process of making the documentary Piracicaba Never Forgot.

There are encounters that transcend time. Interviewing Cecílio Elias Neto for the documentary Piracicaba Never Forgot was one of them. And meeting Chico Andia again, with his living memory of projectors, seats, and sound, was another.

Among the many interviews recorded for Piracicaba Never Forgot, speaking with Chico Andia was, without doubt, one of the most striking.

Interviewing Luiz, my father, was more than an interview. It was a dive into shared memories, into a time that, although I never lived through, has somehow always lived within me.