Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Date of birth: 1945-10-27
Place of birth: Caetés, Pernambuco, Brazil
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Lula
Biography
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 27 October 1945), known simply as Lula, is a Brazilian politician who served as President of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. He is a founding member of the Workers' Party (PT – Partido dos Trabalhadores) and ran for president three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election, then again in 1994 and 1998. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as president on 1 January 2003. In the 2006 election he was elected for a second term as president, which ended on 31 December 2010. Succeeded by his former Chief of Staff, Dilma Rousseff, he left an enduring mark on Brazilian politics in the form of Lulism. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Mais um Dia na Natureza
8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente
2021-11-18
The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and ever
Toninho 20 anos: a verdade é demais para nós?
2022-08-05
South of the Border
2009-09-07
A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mains
Women Metalworkers
1978-06-06
In the late seventies, a group of Brazilian documentary filmmakers traveled to the ABC region in the
A Symphony for a Common Man
2022-09-15
As head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Brazilian diplomat José Bustani
Beyond Citizen Kane
1993-09-01
Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John
The Coup d'État Factory
2022-09-08
Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the supp
Trabalhadores: Presente!
1979-05-01
Brasil, Ame-o ou Chore
2022-06-22
Chão de Fábrica
2018-09-21
Documentary on the history of syndicalism in Brazil.
A Luta do Povo
1980-09-30
Short documentary on workers' movement in Brazil in the 1970s, such as the Movement Against Famine,
A Day in the Life
2010-10-28
The documentary tracks 19 hours of broadcasting from several brazilian TV channels making live surfi
The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros
2022-08-30
This documentary tells of the extraordinary rise of Jair Bolsonaro, from relative obscurity to the u
Lula: Bastidores da Vitória
2022-08-06
8/1 – A Democracia Resiste
2024-01-07
Unpublished images and exclusive testimonies from the main figures in power who tell how they faced
580 Dias
2022-09-04
Reporter Joaquim de Carvalho reconstructs the 580 days of Lula's unjust imprisonment, with exclusive
The Visit
In 1982, a young Lula embarks on a campaign trip to Recife where intimate moments from the leader’s
Acidente de Trabalho
1977-09-18
Não Nasci para Deixar meus Olhos Perderem Tempo
2019-07-10
The fading of composer Zé Keti’s career. The sad portrait of Brazilian Congress closed in 1977. The
Intermissions
2004-11-19
Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula gave
My Friend Hugo
2014-03-05
Oliver Stone presents a tribute to a friend one year after his death, the friend in question was the
ABC of a Strike
1990-02-15
ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouc
Ulysses Cidadão
1993-01-02
The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies.
Rotten Boy
2021-10-21
The life and trajectory of José Rodrigues Mao Jr., history professor, unionist, singer and founder o
O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio
1984-01-01
Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of hi
Noises From The Agora
2025-12-03
Football, betting, agriculture, technology, conspiracy theories and the second round of one of the m
Brizola - Tempos de Luta
2007-10-19
Déjà Vu - O Primeiro Ano do "Novo" Governo Lula
2023-11-15
Lula Presidente: Da perseguição política à esperança renovada
2022-12-31
Born To Be Blind
2003-11-29
Three blind sisters, Regina, Maria and Conceição, earn their living by singing in front of churches,
Visita, Presidente
2022-12-28
The 580 days that president-elect Lula, from Workers Party, spent in prison are the subject of the d
Muda Brasil
1985-03-18
The documentary recalls the political reopening of the country, and narrates in detail the events th
Lula
2024-05-19
An intimate and revelatory portrait of one of the world’s most influential political figures, Lula e
Cartas da Mãe
2003-01-02
Zona Eleitoral
1990-01-01
Humorous short about the 1989 Brazilian presidential election.
Linha de Montagem
1982-05-03
Documentary about the strikes that took place in São Bernardo do Campo, in the State of São Paulo, B
Lula Golbery Odebrecht da Silva
De Quanta Terra Precisa o Homem?
2022-10-20
The unlikely encounter between Eduardo Moreira, a former banker, and the MST, the main social moveme
Apocalypse in the Tropics
2025-07-03
When does a democracy end and a theocracy begin? Petra Costa investigates the increasingly powerful
Josué de Castro - Por um Mundo sem Fome
2004-01-01
Greve
1979-09-01
A documentary about the 1979 workers strike.
Que Ninguém, Nunca Mais, Ouse Duvidar da Capacidade de Luta dos Trabalhadores
1979-04-08
The documentary covers the first phase of the brazilian metalworkers' strike in 1979. It was made to
Atos: A campanha pública de Lula
2004-07-01
Democracia em Preto e Branco
2014-10-18
Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by ado
The Trial
2018-05-17
The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered
Lower House
2018-11-22
During 2016, a film crew embeds inside the Brazilian Congress while lawmakers plot to overthrow the
The Next Victim
1983-05-10
A TV reporter tries to find out who is killing prostitutes in a São Paulo neighbourhood.
The Edge of Democracy
2019-01-24
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore
Todo Poderoso: O Filme - 100 Anos de Timão
2010-07-30
Todo Poderoso: O Filme - 100 anos de Timão tells the saga of a team that was born from the hands of
Brazil: The Great Jump Backward
2016-01-01
Brazil enters a great political turmoil after president Dilma Rousseff has been ousted through an im
Darcy, um Brasileiro
2013-05-19
Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia
Imagens de um Sonho
2019-07-10
Composed of videos published on YouTube by Petrobras contractors, the film explores an important cha
Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
2018-09-29
Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchant
Citizen Lula
2021-07-20
The filmmaker has shot for 16 years Lula da Silva's trajectory on politics which took him to the Pre
El Odio
2019-04-17
"El odio" describes the discrediting campaign against Lula da Silva and the Workers' Party in Brazil
A, B, C, Brasil
1980-05-01
Documentary about the resumption of the workers 'movement during and after 17 years of dictatorship,
3 Meals
2018-05-25
This documentary shows a country that has lifted 36 million people out of extreme poverty in 12 year
The Inconclusive Independence
2010-01-05
Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.
Alvorada
2021-05-27
The film narrates, from an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her
Golpe de Ouro
2021-04-08
After the coup of 1964, the media conglomerate Diários Associados organized a campaign called "Gold
Latinoamérica, territorio en disputa
2019-09-18
Documantary film on the dispute for the hegemony of the Latin American continent between conservativ
Dia 30 em Atos
Breaking Myths
2022-09-13
“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Braz
Dias de Euforia
1989-12-25
Record of the 1989 elections, when Brazil was divided between Lula and Fernando Collor. It brings to
Néstor, su huella
2022-10-17
Nestor Kirchner was – along with Cristina Fernandez – the central figure of Argentine politics in th
8 de Janeiro: O Dia que Abalou o Brasil
2023-07-05
Just one week after the inauguration of the new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, supporters of
My Foreign Land
2025-04-05
For the Suruí, an indigenous people in western Brazil, there was a lot at stake in the 2022 presiden
Libelu: Down With The Dictatorship
2020-09-30
In the 1970s, they were championing the fight against Brazil’s military dictatorship. Forty years la
The Hills of Disorder
2006-03-28
Carapiru is a member of one of Brazil's remaining indigenous peoples, living in harmony with nature
Strike: The Battle of the Four Clans
2024-06-14
After the rise of a government threat, the four clans (Administrative Artisans, Sorcerer Teachers, P
1964: Brazil between weapons and books
2019-07-07
We question the most unquestionable period in our history. The result was an international investiga
Caçador de Marajás
2025-10-16
The documentary explores the rise and fall of Fernando Collor De Mello, the youngest person to becom
Metalúrgicos do ABC: 20 anos lutando pela democracia
1998-03-23