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 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...
Brazilian singer Rita Lee narrates moments about her life, from her childhood to the meeting with Ro...
Tribalistas were a short-lived but popular brazilian musical trio consisting of Marisa Monte, Arnald...
The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his m...
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/son...
Documentary about the singer Bezerra da Silva and the relation with his composers.
The character Jonh Michael embarks on a journey to tell you everything about Tim Maia.
No Rio de Janeiro, a 13 km do Cristo Redentor, dois portugueses aventuraram-se na mais temida favela...
A boxer in Rio's favelas opens a club to help keep kids out of the burgeoning drug trade.