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.

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

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

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

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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