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.
Between 2011 and 2014, the documentary investigated the changes in Rio de Janeiro on behalf of mega-...
Beautiful tribute to the composer Elton Medeiros. Together with his last partner Vidal Assis, he sin...
Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Ro...
The short documentary ‘Complexos‘ features intimate and emotional views on how residents of favelas ...
Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessivel...
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/son...
The character Jonh Michael embarks on a journey to tell you everything about Tim Maia.
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about...