No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.
A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.
The film depicts Bruno's encounter with an old flame at the Recife airport. He then recalls the mome...
This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-...
Aline Morales is one of the main broadcasters of Maracatu in Toronto. From a meeting with members of...
In lawless badlands, reclusive Cabeleira sets out to discover the fate of his gunman father and grow...
A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst ...