Marcos Pedroso

Una mujer de unos cincuenta años, trabaja como limpiadora en una urbanización de lujo cerca de la costa, donde la exhuberante vegetación tropical rodea las mansiones veraniegas y los yates privados de la élite de Río de Janeiro.

Brazil, 18th century. The colony of Portugal endures a decline in gold production. A Portuguese minority rules over a corrupt and autocratic society. Joaquim is an efficient soldier, famous for capturing gold smugglers. While waiting for his promotion to Lieutenant, he leaves for a risky mission in search of new gold mines - the only way to buy the freedom of Blackie, a slave he is in love with. Inspired by the true story of Tiradentes, the first leader of the Brazilian revolutionary movement.

Luzimar cycles each day to and from work at the local cotton mill in his hometown of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a hard-working man, trying to make the most of what he has. One day, his childhood friend Gildo reappears, driving a fancy car and boasting of his successful life in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. As the two sit down for a beer, memories, regrets and old resentments slowly resurface.

Luzimar cycles each day to and from work at the local cotton mill in his hometown of Cataguases, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a hard-working man, trying to make the most of what he has. One day, his childhood friend Gildo reappears, driving a fancy car and boasting of his successful life in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. As the two sit down for a beer, memories, regrets and old resentments slowly resurface.

Val es una interna que se toma su trabajo muy en serio. Sirve a un adinerado matrimonio de São Paulo día y noche, y cuida a su hijo adolescente, al que ha criado desde su infancia. El orden de este hogar parece inquebrantable, hasta que un día llega desde su ciudad de origen la inteligente y ambiciosa hija de Val, Jessica, a la que había dejado al cuidado de unos familiares en el norte de Brasil 13 años atrás. La presencia de la joven pone en peligro el balance de poder en la casa. Esta nueva situación pondrá en tela de juicio las lealtades de Val y la obligará a valorar lo que está dispuesta a perder.

Serginho has a hard time finding his place in the world as he works with his uncle at the market, supports his depressed mother, and takes care of his little brother.

Serginho has a hard time finding his place in the world as he works with his uncle at the market, supports his depressed mother, and takes care of his little brother.

Donato trabaja como salvavidas patrullando la espectacular, pero peligrosa, Praia do Futuro. Cuando se lanza al mar para rescatar a dos hombres atrapados por la corriente, consigue salvar a Konrad, un alemán de vacaciones en Brasil, pero su acompañante se hunde en el mar. Mientras esperan a que su cuerpo salga a la superficie, un fuerte lazo crece entre Donato y Konrad y los primeros escarceos sexuales dan pie a una conexión más profunda y emocional.

Donato trabaja como salvavidas patrullando la espectacular, pero peligrosa, Praia do Futuro. Cuando se lanza al mar para rescatar a dos hombres atrapados por la corriente, consigue salvar a Konrad, un alemán de vacaciones en Brasil, pero su acompañante se hunde en el mar. Mientras esperan a que su cuerpo salga a la superficie, un fuerte lazo crece entre Donato y Konrad y los primeros escarceos sexuales dan pie a una conexión más profunda y emocional.

Un niño pequeño ha sido secuestrado. Nadie sabe dónde está ni quien ha podido llevárselo, y desde una comisaría, la policía está haciendo todo lo posible por encontrarle. Allí, se juntan tres personajes: Sylvia (Fabiula Nascimento, Dores de Amores, Brichos: A Floresta é Nossa) y Bernardo (Milhem Cortaz, Amanhã Nunca Mais, Assalto ao Banco Central), que son los padres del niño desaparecido, y Rosa (Leandra Leal, Bonitinha, Mas Ordinária, O Rio nos Pertence!), amante de Bernardo y principal sospechosa del secuestro.

This is the story of Vicente, a successful, married, economist with a nine-year-old son. It also tells the story of Antônio, the same man, living as a hugadores—one of the homeless, trash scavengers who live and work in Brazil’s enormous garbage dumps. Vicente seems to have it all, but as we watch his life begins to crumble little by little. Meanwhile, Antônio, already at rock bottom, struggles to rebuild his life.

Violeta is a married dentist on a normal working day. While listening to a message left on the cell she enters in despair. The message of her husband, Djalma, says he is leaving her and going to another city.

Two years after her arrival in São Paulo, Alice continues her relationship with Nicholas and has begun to look for a place where they can live together. She has also launched a business that produces children's shows, and a stable life seems to be taking shape. But as she goes about the apartment search and shares in the loves and uncertainties of old and new friends, what she observes leaves her far less certain of her decisions and her future.

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista with Suzana, a mysterious transsexual lawyer who begins a relationship with a male colleague who is unaware of her condition. Jay lives a few floors above them. He is a frustrated writer trying to give a meaning to his life by idealizing a stunningly beautiful prostitute, whom he transforms into a sort of muse. Following the frenetic pace of the city, the three "Paulista" characters will experience the euphoria of passion and its downside.

An evening in an old time dance hall in Sao Paulo introduces us to local characters who reminisce about the past, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, of course, dance. Its earthy humour and eternal themes of ageing, loneliness and desire is an antidote to grumpy old men and women everywhere.

Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As the story unfolds and Thiago is forced to confront separations and betrayal within the home, Thiago begins, little by little, to see and understand a place that he had never been able to before, thus slowly letting go of his innocence.

Thiago lives with his family on an isolated farm in the arid backlands of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As the story unfolds and Thiago is forced to confront separations and betrayal within the home, Thiago begins, little by little, to see and understand a place that he had never been able to before, thus slowly letting go of his innocence.

In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in paradise" with herself. This beautifully-shot portrait doesn't shy away from the burdens of a young scarred woman, but it also celebrates her courage to live according to her own rules.

In northern Brazil, Hermila patiently waits for her husband. However, he has abandoned her. Sexy, restless and resolute, she raffles off "a night in paradise" with herself. This beautifully-shot portrait doesn't shy away from the burdens of a young scarred woman, but it also celebrates her courage to live according to her own rules.

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over her. Antônio gets jealous, and the three become characters of a drama saturated with desire and danger.

Antônio Martins, respected theatrical critic, is a very rational man. But a chance meeting with young Inês, a nude painting model, is going to rock him. Inês keeps a relationship with painter José Torres Campana, an older man with a deep influence over her. Antônio gets jealous, and the three become characters of a drama saturated with desire and danger.

1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.

1942, in the middle of Northeastern Brazil, two very different men meet along the road: Johan, an aspirin salesman avoiding the German draft, and Ranulpho, a rural Brazilian seeking escape from the drought.

Deco y Naldinho se conocen desde que eran niños, incluso es difícil hablar del uno sin tener al otro en mente. Se ganan la vida como transportistas y aplicando pequeños golpes a bordo del Dany Boy, un barco a vapor que compraron juntos. Un día aparece Karinna, una chica que hace strip tease y que quiere conseguirse a un gringo adinerado en el carnaval de Salvador, donde el dúo la lleva. Después de descargar en Cachoeira, Deco y Naldinho van a una pelea de gallos. Naldinho apuesta el dinero que ha ganado con el transporte de la carga pero se mete en un lío y acaba siendo acuchillado. Deco lo defiende y ataca al agresor pero los dos amigos se ven obligados a huir en el barco rumbo a Salvador. Mientras Naldinho se recupera, Deco intenta conseguir dinero para ayudar a su amigo. Cuando llegan a Salvador se reencuentran con Karinna que ahora está trabajando en una discoteca. Poco a poco la atracción crece entre ellos y se les abre la posibilidad de llevar una vida de trío. (FILMAFFINITY)

Deco y Naldinho se conocen desde que eran niños, incluso es difícil hablar del uno sin tener al otro en mente. Se ganan la vida como transportistas y aplicando pequeños golpes a bordo del Dany Boy, un barco a vapor que compraron juntos. Un día aparece Karinna, una chica que hace strip tease y que quiere conseguirse a un gringo adinerado en el carnaval de Salvador, donde el dúo la lleva. Después de descargar en Cachoeira, Deco y Naldinho van a una pelea de gallos. Naldinho apuesta el dinero que ha ganado con el transporte de la carga pero se mete en un lío y acaba siendo acuchillado. Deco lo defiende y ataca al agresor pero los dos amigos se ven obligados a huir en el barco rumbo a Salvador. Mientras Naldinho se recupera, Deco intenta conseguir dinero para ayudar a su amigo. Cuando llegan a Salvador se reencuentran con Karinna que ahora está trabajando en una discoteca. Poco a poco la atracción crece entre ellos y se les abre la posibilidad de llevar una vida de trío. (FILMAFFINITY)

Río de Janeiro, años treinta. João dos Santos era pobre, hijo adoptivo, negro y homosexual confeso. Su ficha policial sumaba tres mil peleas y tres homicidios. Decía que no peleaba, se defendía.

A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket. The maconha cigarrete is just the final drop that exposes the family tragedy. Send to a mental institution, Neto gets to know a completely absurd, inhumane reality in which the people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel institution system. The documentary type language used by the director give this movie a sensation of realty that increases even more the impact of the emotions Neto goes through. In the mental institution, Neto is forced to mature. The transformations that he goes through change this relations with his father.