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.

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

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

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 ...


The Favela Pacification Program was launched in 2008 to reduce crime and drug trafficking in Rio de ...

A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The ...

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

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

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

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

No Rio de Janeiro, a 13 km do Cristo Redentor, dois portugueses aventuraram-se na mais temida favela...

The short documentary ‘Complexos‘ features intimate and emotional views on how residents of favelas ...

The documentary portrays the collective traumas of the militarization of Rio de Janeiro’s favelas oc...

Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Ro...