Renascer, Season 1., Episode 2.
This is from the soap opera called Renascer, Season 1., Episode 2. (Brazil 2024) Father Venâncio M/F daughter Maria Santa, beating with a belt, position of standing, running and bent, in the woods. The dad chases his daughter through the woods with a belt in hand, hitting her as they run. Her mother Inácia runs after them, eventually catching up to shield their daughter. This puts an end to the thrashing. His wife threatens that if he continues to treat their daughter this way, she will leave him and take her with her. She goes on to tell him that their daughter didn't do anything wrong, but that the evil is in his own heart. The belting stems from Venâncio’s fanatical conservatism and possessive attitude toward his daughter. He is enraged because Maria Santa participated in a local folk celebration—specifically, she danced with a figure known as the "Bumba." Venâncio views this act as sinful, impure, and a sign of moral looseness. For him, any display of his daughter’s ...