Oscar Niemeyer

Jorge Bodanzky reaches to his memories of the time he studiet at the University of Brasília to show a look into the 1960s Brazilian youtuh, with its dreams, expectations, crisis and incomplete projects.

Murilo Peres and Pedro Barros get a once-in-a-lifetime pass to roll on the fabled curves of some undisputed masterpieces of modern architecture. Oscar Niemeyer remains one of the most important architects in modern history. The Brazilian visionary, who died in 2012 aged 104, elevated modern architecture beyond the realms of function and created buildings that are works of art and express the highest attributes of humanity. His work with reinforced concrete in particular created new architectural forms and possibilities, eschewing the tyranny of angles to create waves and swooping arches of such soaring beauty that they represent nothing less than physical poetry.

"Zanine, Ser do Arquitetar" portrays the life, thought and achievements of José Zanine Caldas - a self-taught architect of projection in the 60s, of salutary, brilliant and humanitarian work. It is a document about the thought and look of a simple man, yet sophisticated in his art, who was ahead of his time.

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

Mixed with fiction and documentary, the film relives the interviews conducted by the writer Clarice Lispector published in the magazines "Manchete" and "Fatos and Fotos" in the 1970s.

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful buildings.

Lucio Costa is one of the rare personalities in the history of Brazil who allows him to cross his individual history with nation-building in a very natural and open way. The documentary narrates, through the trajectory of the architect and urban planner Lucio Costa, the process of "formation" of modern Brazilian architecture.

The testimony of an artist who continues to believe in the socialist ideal. The story of a man who loves women.

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes.

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and humiliation they suffered in the process.

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto Cavalcanti, after a trip to Brasilia in 1978.

Documentary about the works

The first images of the new capital of Brazil, Brasília!