Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola has his life and his music marked by his community and his School, far from the city His school, created as a playful and expressive center for the mangueirense, has now become a point of tourist attraction. This made work possible for the inhabitants of the hill, but it transformed the spirit of samba and its aesthetics.

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about...

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/son...

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, ...

A pictorial portrait of the legendary sambista, Assis Valente. The film traces his biography in a se...


It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ...

Madonna celebrates her four-decade career in a special concert for over 1.6 million people at the Co...

Tribalistas were a short-lived but popular brazilian musical trio consisting of Marisa Monte, Arnald...

Recorded at Auditório Ibirapuera in Sao Paulo , on 24 and 25 June 2006 , the album features the bigg...

Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color foo...

A biopic about star Elza Soares, considered one of the greatest samba singers ever and a symbol of t...

The documentary shows the awakening of the poor youth to social consciousness in the identification ...

Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slum...
The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his m...

The women of the first Garífuna community in Honduras work hard for the future of their daughters. S...

The story of the Candeal favela in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, where musician Carlinhos Brown carries...