Maurício Gonçalves

Commander Vasco Moscoso de Aragão entertains the small town of Periperi with the stories of his many adventures travelling around the world as a captain of the merchant navy. Stubborn Chico Pacheco is the only one in town who doesn't believe his tales.

Paulo works as a high school literature teacher, his wife Teresa is a local shopkeeper, and their daughter Bel is still in school. They live in a rented flat in Saens Peña Square, in the heart of Tijuca, a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. An unexpected and alluring job offer may have a profound effect on the routine of this family and even jeopardize a 20-year marriage.

Narra la historia de Acerola (Douglas Silva) y Laranjinha (Darlan Cunha), dos amigos adolescentes que se han convertido prácticamente en hermanos en medio de un mundo marcado por la violencia y las bandas callejeras. Laranjinha irá en busca de su padre, al que no conoce, mientras Acerola trata de educar a su propio hijo. Sin embargo, la guerra de bandas pondrá a prueba su antigua amistad y amenazará con sacar a la luz secretos del pasado.

In Northeastern Brazil, twelve-year-old Maria is sold to have a better life as a housemaid. However, Maria is resold and sent to a brothel in the Amazon gold fields and put to work by the despicable Saraiva.

The publicist Claudio and the housewife and choral teacher Helena have been married for many years, but they do not understand and respect the feelings and view point of the partner. Claudio sees Helena as a shopper and "little teacher of a choral" and Helena sees Claudio as an insensitive and rough man. On the night before the fiftieth anniversary of Claudio, they changed places with each other.

Una ingenua apuesta entre amigos transforma a Máiquel, un hombre común, en un asesino. Máiquel se deja llevar por los acontecimientos y se convierte en el héroe de toda una ciudad, respetado por bandidos y polícias, y amado por las mujeres, hasta que comete su primer error y se ve forzado a tomar las riendas de su destino.

Rio de Janeiro, 1886. A precious Stradivarius violin presented to Emperor Dom Pedro II is stolen. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called to solve the case.

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

En el interior del estado de Paríba, en el pueblo de Taperoá, viven João Grilo y Chicó, dos tipos muy pobres que van anunciando por las calles la mejor película del mundo, 'La Pasión de Cristo'. La sesión tiene éxito y ellos ganan algo de dinero pero siguen luchando por la supervivencia. João Grilo y Chicó planean nuevas tretas para conseguir algún dinero y se enfrentan a numeroso desafíos provocando múltiples confusiones causadas por la astucia de João Grilo, siempre acompañado de Chicó.

Orfeu is a popular composer from a samba school. He lives in the favela and falls madly in love when he meets Euridice, a newcomer to the neighborhood. But the local drug boss Lucinho stands between them and will drastically change both their lives.

Brasil, 1969. Fernando y Cezar son dos jóvenes idealistas que han decidido unirse al Movimiento Revolucionario Ocho de Octubre. Artur lo considera una idea descabellada y peligrosa y no se deja convencer por sus amigos. Pronto, los chicos descubren que unirse al grupo significa cambiar de identidad y renunciar a vivir con sus familias. La organización los utilizará para secuestrar al embajador norteamericano en Brasil.