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...

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

2000 Release of Live Concert Filmed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Barcelona, Spain (1999). • 1. Maç...

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

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

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

The character Jonh Michael embarks on a journey to tell you everything about Tim Maia.

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

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

Rio de Janeiro. September, 2008. Three men stalk the gloomy back-alleys of the city's notorious slum...

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

Brazil's "Red Command" drug cartel is considered a plague by the government. But for the people of t...

Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilia...