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 ...

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

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

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

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/son...

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

A biopic about star Elza Soares, considered one of the greatest samba singers ever and a symbol of t...