Glauber Rocha, a pioneer of Cinema Nova, was one of Brazil’s most influential filmmakers. Rocha’s films throughout the 1960s were politically themed in nature. Films such as Barravento, Black God White Devil, and Entranced Earth criticized governmental bodies, highlighted class conflicts, and painted a picture of Brazil’s political standings culture of Brazil’s political standings of the time. He also highlighted lesser mainstream aspects of Brazilian culture. Such examples were Afro-Brazilian culture, Cangaceiros, and the 1964 Coup d’état, all of which comprise high percentages of his films. Rocha’s unique style and revolutionary film techniques led him to be one of film’s most inspirational and outspoken advocates, not just in Brazil’s history, but also the world’s.