Barren Lives

In vivid images, the documentary-like story of a drover and his family in the northern badlands of B

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affir

Gabriela

In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of N

Bye Bye Brazil

The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erot

A Virgem Prometida

Trindad... É Meu Nome

Mr. Abrakadabra!

A Um Pulo da Morte

Massacre in Dinosaur Valley

A plane crashes in the Amazon jungle, and its passengers must battle their way through cannibals, sl

The Amulet of Ogum

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire

The Trapalhões and the Wizard of Oróz

Didi, Soró and Tatu in search food and water head for the town of Oróz. On their journey they find a

The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe

Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spe

O Guarani

The love affair between Ceci, a white woman and a handsome Indian, Peri, in Brazil.

Memories of Prison

In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer.

O Jeca Macumbeiro

Pirola is a poor guy who lives with his son Ze in a hovel on his boss's farm. One day, Pirola is sur

Águia na Cabeça

A senator having contacts with illegal betting activities is killed by the man who is his right arm,

The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga

Augusto Matraga is a violent agressive farmer who, after being betrayed by his wife and trapped by s

The Prophet of Hunger

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each d

O Jogo da Vida

The dreams and problems of three friends: Malagueta, an inveterate gambler; Perus, former factory wo

Perfumed Ball

A Lebanese photographer living in Brazil in the '30s manages to film the band of Lampião, a legendar

Fogo Morto

In 1910, in the State of Paraíba, Brazil, a man is expelled from his own land by the ruthless colone

Panca de Valente

Western spoof. Depicts the conflict between the leader of a gang of country bandits and his former p

Cordiais Saudações, Mr. Kissinger

Dina Sfat plays Carlos Dolabella's romantic partner in a fictional soap opera that fascinates the da

Summer Showers

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman

A Santa Donzela

Jordão Magalhães, a young plastic artist from a small inland city, is hired to sculpt the statue of

Tent of Miracles

When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black pop

Tragic Jungle

In a company trading maté, workers are treated as slaves. Some of them try to escape, but those who

Cada um Dá o Que Tem

Comedy anthology in three segments, each one involving beautiful and uninhibited women.

River of Evil

A young girl, seeking to unravel the mystery of her father's death, travels through the Amazon jungl

The War of Pelados

In 1913, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Government gives some lands to a foreign railwa

Águias em Patrulha

The Son of the Prostitute

Prostitute is impregnated by a wealthy businessman. Identical twins are born: Márcio created by the

Grande Sertão

Cowboy Riobaldo is attracted to same sex Diadorim, not knowing that "he" is a girl dressed in man's

Sagarana: O Duelo

Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the le

Satan's Feats in the Village of Take-and-Bring

In the village of Leva-e-Traz, the discovery of a oil field is responsible for a mass evasion of the

Quilombo

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. Thi

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Originally produced for German TV, Improvised and Purposeful is a firsthand look at the "Cinema Novo

Cordão de Ouro

Antonio das Mortes

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowne

Bahia

The adventures of Otalia, a strangely innocent young Brazilian prostitute who has just arrived in Sa

Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço

Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and becam

Luz, Câmera, 50 Anos: Lampião e Maria Bonita - O Filme

Entranced Earth

Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political pow

Jubiabá

Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the

The Love Bug

According to an Amazonian indigenous legend, a certain insect, Anophelis sexualis, has aphrodisiac p

Padre Cícero: Os Milagres de Juazeiro

The Conquest of Paradise

Pablo (Arturo Puig) receives the news that his father, who abandoned him and his family a long time

O Caçador de Esmeraldas

The life of Fernão Dias, a 17th century Brazilian frontiersman known as "the Emerald Hunter".

Dôra Doralina

Deadly Cruelty

Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of R

João and the Knife

Against all advice, a destitute Brazilian old man marries a nineteen-year-old girl. Because he can’t

The Third Bank of the River

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagem

The Godless Bandit

After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for

O Cangaceiro

This is a remake of Brazil's first international success in the cinema world. Just as its same name

The Naked Man

A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment.

Journey to the End of the World

During a flight, passengers confront their aspirations, frustrations, fears, wishes and fears, mixin

Virgin on the Hill

Ring whose previous owner was a prostitute with supernatural powers causes double personality in a y

Saint Bernard

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor ploughman who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to ge

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorshi

Colonel Delmiro Gouveia

In the beginning of the 20th Century, in the Northeast of Brazil, one of the first Brazilian industr

Conjugal Warfare

Many stories revolving around a poor couple who, in spite of hating each other, still live together

O Milagre - O Poder da Fé

Por Incrível que Pareça

A man who works at a nuclear plant is contaminated by radioactivity. On the way to the hospital, the

Ring Around the World

Investigator Fred Lester uncovers a killer using an air pistol firing chemical bullets in the swingi

Time for Revenge

Two coworkers decide to blackmail the corrupt demolition company they work for by setting up a fake

Corisco, o Diabo Loiro

After killing a troublemaker, Cristino flees to a town in the Northeast and is forced to join Lampiã

The Animal's Skin

In the 20's, in the State of Piauí, Brazil, a young cowboy is used politically after killing his wif

Better Days Ahead

Earning her living by dubbing American TV Series, a woman dreams of becoming an international Hollyw

Chapéu de Couro

Domingo em Família

An elderly couple, Dona Lu and Seu Souza, live in the district of Paty do Alferes, in a simple littl

O Menino da Porteira

O Coronel e o Lobisomem

O Cangaceiro Sanguinário

After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô,

A Madona de Cedro

Delfino, a quiet man who lives in Congonhas do Campo, a small historical town in the state of Minas

Bacanal

One car failure and a long bus ride to nowhere lead to a small Brazilian country town where two grou

As Cangaceiras Eróticas

Helena, a criminal's daughter, was raised in a boarding school. When the priest who was her teacher

Sonhos de Menina Moça

Iolanda, a widow who is the matriarch of a large and complicated family, is the hostess of a large p

O Bom Burguês

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerrilla fighting against the militar

O Filho Adotivo

Morte e Vida Severina

The story of Severino, a man who tries to escape the misery and the drought prevailing in the rural

Soledade - A Bagaceira

Lavra Dor

A debate about the agrarian reform in Brazil, in free and poetic form, showing the countrymen's stru

O Predileto

Based on the novel "Totônio Pacheco", written by João Alphonsus. At the time of the decadence of the

Trote de Sádicos

O Exorcista de Mulheres

Neusa, the mistress of millionaire Rodrigues, plans her own kidnapping with Rubinho, the son of a ty

Noiva da Noite - O Desejo de 7 Homens

As revenge against the big landowner who killed his brother, a convict escapes and rapts the man's d

Who Killed Pacifico?

Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing

Sonhei com Você

Milionário and José Rico are robbed of their money and their fans' enthusiasm. But a female truck dr

Felicidade É...

Four directors tell stories related to the concept of happiness.

Uma Verdadeira História de Amor

Paulo, an engineer, adopts shoe-shining teenage boy Darci, and slowly realizes he has more than just

O Grande Mentecapto

Geraldo Viramundo (Diogo Vilela) is a nice guy with absurd ideas. Genial and / or insane, he decides

Batalha dos Guararapes

In the early 17th century, the Dutch have occupied Bom Jesus village, the last native stronghold in

O Crime do Zé Bigorna

In the 1930s, a blacksmith is accused of murdering his wife and becomes a hero and political leader.

The Big City

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking

Cabocla Tereza

The ABC of Love

Film that includes three short films by different authors about love: "O pacto" by Eduardo Coutinho,

A Man and His Cage

The painter Tino, in professional and political crisis, receives a telegram from his mother-in-law,

Maracatu, Maracatus

The cultural differences between the several generations of the rural maracatu: an afro-indigenous r

Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots

A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defe

Entre o Amor e o Cangaço

Joviano is about to get married, but he has to give up his marriage to avenge the death of his fathe

Um Brasileiro Chamado Rosaflor

O Boi Misterioso e o Vaqueiro Menino

Abeladormecida: Entrada numa Só-sombra

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