José Rubens Chachá

Atrapado en un bucle temporal en el que es Navidad para siempre, un hombre de familia que odia las vacaciones comienza a aprender lecciones valiosas sobre lo que es importante en la vida.

This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising the patron of the Brazilian army, Duque de Caxias.

A modern love story set in Sao Paulo about Heitor, a writer and literature professor, and Julia, a theatre student turned veterinarian. A fight over the telephone propels Heitor into a journey through the chaotic city streets to reconcile with Julia. Their personal history unfolds against the backdrop of the city and its people in a series of events representing the struggle between poetry and science.

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis's short story "Pai Contra Mãe", having some of Nireu Cavalcanti's 18th Century chronicles as inspiration, the film traces parallels between life in during the slavery period and in modern Brazil.

Laura y Alan están enamorados, pero tienen que enfrentarse con la extraña muerte de la mujer de Alan y con una rival, Lilith, que quiere romper la relación que existe entre ellos. Al mismo tiempo, el narrador nos da lecciones de cómo hacer una película de amor, exponiendo todos los clichés de ese tipo de películas. Como fazer um filme de amor trata exactamente de eso: es un manual para hacer películas de amor. Es una comedia irónica que se ríe de todos los convencionalismos románticos.

The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's something else.

Based on Zuza's testimony, the plot narrates the final of the Julio Ramalho Cup, a lowland soccer championship, in 1950. To face the rival team, Zuza had his friend Dico, later nicknamed Pelé.

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.

Después de la muerte de su padre, Alice, una mujer dedicada al mundo del espectáculo, abandona su trabajo y a su marido para dedicarse a un nuevo proyecto: una película sobre un viaje imaginario de Marcel Duchamp a Brasil. Al mismo tiempo que se sumerge en este proyecto intenta encontrar a alguien que esté dispuesto a financiar la película. Es así como conoce a Antonio, un músico con el que empieza una apasionada historia de amor y quien acaba involucrándola en asuntos de tráfico de drogas.

A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assigned to investigate the murder together with fetishist photographer Oscar. Without any lead, they decide to follow a sexy and popular night-club dancer on the streets of São Paulo, trying to identify possible suspects.

Michael is a U.S. journalist who works for a Brazilian newspaper. One day he is put in charge of interviewing Father Louis Stephen, a famed catholic missionary who helps the needy in the jungles of Brazil. Yet he has one problem: the Father has rarely ever given an interview. However, Michael decides that he will be the first to have interviewed the Father personally, and goes on a journey to the center of Brazil, in search of the priest. Michael will soon know how hard it can be to get an interview, and that the Father's apparent media-shyness has deeper implications than he thought.

Theater director asks his actors for a research on human cruelty and misery in Brazil, while trying to raise funds for his next production, a play based on a story by Machado de Assis, "A Causa Secreta" (The Secret Cause). The troupe oblige and go around town witnessing long lines in National Health Services, inhuman conditions in public hospitals and poor people being constantly humiliated. They find people are becoming indifferent to human suffering.

Un joven que vive en un pueblo frío del sur de América del Sur, decide comenzar un viaje en busca de su padre. Al hacer esto, descubre hechos inesperados sobre su esencia latinoamericana.

Worker Norival's life turns upside down when he is caught kissing his co-worker Catarina during work hours. He is fired for just cause and faces the hardships of the labor lawsuit he filed against the company.

After a man dies under mysterious circumstances, his girlfriend and his gay lover deal with his death in different ways.

Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, the drag queen; Teddy, the hustler; Guto, the gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.

After loosing all the money he borrowed from a mobster on a poker table, Tobias decides to rob an illegal casino. However soon he has a finger pointed at the vault of the casino for a much bigger price.