Contracampo – Brazilian Journal of Communication is a quarterly publication of the Graduate Programme in Communication Studies (PPGCOM) at Fluminense Federal University (UFF). It aims to contribute to critical reflection within the field of Media Studies, being a space for dissemination of research and scientific thought. TO REFERENCE THIS ARTICLE, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING CITATION: Sampaio, Leon Orlanno Lôbo; Prysthon, Angela. (2022). Colonial Desires: Gilberto Freyre’s erotic fantasy in Brazilian cinema. Contracampo – Brazilian Journal of Communication, v. 41, n. 1. DOI – http://dx.doi.org/10.22409/contracampo.v41i1.52792 Volume 41 issue 1 / 2022 Contracampo e-ISSN 2238-2577 Niterói (RJ), 41 (1) jan/2022-apr/2022 Colonial Desires: Gilberto Freyre’s ero�c fantasy in Brazilian cinema LEON ORLANNO LÔBO SAMPAIO Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) – Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil . E-mail: leonsampaio@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-6512-1538 ANGELA PRYSTHON Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) – Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil . E-mail: prysthon@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0001-7498-0951