Brazil Movies

Geographic features of a great frontier land, including scenes of the exciting new capital, Brasilia.

With the aim of finding Desire, so-and-so performs a ritual to go down in the depths of himself.

Video dedicated to the celebration of the centenary of Edison Carneiro’s birth, one of the great exponents of folklore studies in Brazil, whose...

We start in Rio de Janeiro, with the statue of Cristo Redentor on Mount Corcovado, the avenue along the beach, the beauty of an historic city, and...

Documentary about the rise and fall of Leandro de Itaquera Samba School, a cultural organization from São Paulo east end that had a major role...

Tete is a cat fascinated by art, skateboarding, and her city, Rio de Janeiro. On a late summer afternoon, bored with the monotony of her room, she...

Maria José's life story reveals not only the harsh reality she and her family faced, but also a portrait of the real Brazil. Like a butterfly...

“Vai na Fé” is based on a true story from the life of English screenwriter and director Macie Chandler — who also acts in...

Critical investigation of The World Bank and IMF. Too hot for PBS, but prime time TV everywhere else. Do the World Bank and IMF make the poor even...

Narrated by anthropologist Terry Turner, this illuminating documentary looks at the dramatic changes effecting central Brazil's Kayapo Indians as...

A short film that follows Tiana, a young woman navigating the fragile space between self-discovery and belonging in contemporary Brazil. After...

The Documentary tells the story of Jane Vanini from the author's reflections on her militancy-building process. Starting with the meeting of the two...