Geraldo Veloso

The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.

This film seeks to rescue the role of filmmaker Neville D'Almeida by using many rare images, numerous interviews, vast archival and audiovisual material.

Father, forgive them as they don't know whay they do!

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

An anonymous urban protagonist experiences a series of absurd situations--including a crazy cab ride, an encounter with a wacky criminal gang, and lots of gunplay--infused with a unique anarchic energy, eventually suggesting our true animal nature.

The quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light district, who are joined by a group of hippies and a runaway stockbroker, "Mangue-Bangue" is the paradigmatic expression of the post-1968 spirit of desbunde, the Brazilian slang catchword for "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll".

Follows a rich family, composed of 4 people, during a trip in which they all start getting disposed of their material goods, personal histories, and maybe even their lives.

Daily scenes of a grotesque family living in the metaphorical island of Babaloo.

A criminal reporter and his guru-like friend go around together, but a crossroads will lead them to different ways.

A criminal reporter and his guru-like friend go around together, but a crossroads will lead them to different ways.

Santamaria and Urtigo are two bandits on the run, one is white, the other black. Santamaria is a mystical visionary and believes in the imminent coming of a purifying angel. Urtiga, his inseparable companion, is a simple-minded and ingenious man who follows Santamaria around and participates in the crimes he commits. The two bandits take over a house after kidnapping its owner and his girlfriend.

A man living with his parents in a low middle-class apartment in Rio de Janeiro coldly stabs them with a razor and then goes to the movies. Marcia, a rich and dissatisfied young woman, takes advantage of a trip from her husband to go to her home in Petrópolis, where she receives a visit from an old friend, Regina.

During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to cover the important statement of a minister, but takes the opportunity to deliver incriminating documents to another one.

Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for her film, but ends up being arrested and tortured as his torturers suspect he's involved in a plot to overthrow the militar government.

The tensions experienced by three different people during the military dictatorship in Brazil: a politician, a revolutionary and a common citizen.

The tensions experienced by three different people during the military dictatorship in Brazil: a politician, a revolutionary and a common citizen.

The tensions experienced by three different people during the military dictatorship in Brazil: a politician, a revolutionary and a common citizen.