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.

A boxer in Rio's favelas opens a club to help keep kids out of the burgeoning drug trade.


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

Documentary about the foreign tourism in Rocinha, the biggest Latin America's favela, which receives...

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

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

A portrayal of the life of one of the most important samba musicians in Brazil, Bahian sambista Osca...

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