For Sale or Rent 2013

A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums disrupts business.

The Man Who Bottled Clouds 2008

A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author of such classic Brazilian popular songs as "Asa Branca". A musical film about the baião, a movement in Brazilian music in the 1940s and 1950s that was later snowed under by samba and bossa nova.

Gatão de Meia Idade 2006

Forty-year-old Cláudio is always looking for a romantic relationship. His routine changes when he has to take care of his 12-year-old daughter: women no longer look at him and the conquest tactics have no effect.

Movie Theaters of Rio 2001

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.

Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional 1997

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Brasa Adormecida 1986

Rich girl travels with her fiancé (a cousin) to the family farm, where they're going to marry. But finds another cousin in love with her who does everything to hamper the wedding.

Pintando o Sete 1959

Depois Eu Conto 1956

Zé da Bomba dreams of being rich, and his neighbour dreams of being an artist and having an affair with him.

Floradas na Serra 1954

Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão.

Esquina da Ilusão 1953

This comedy tells the confusion created by Dante Rossi, owner of a pizza restaurant in Braz, namesake of a powerful industrial São Paulo. This coincidence, arranged by good luck, enabled him to lie for many years, writing letters to his brother in Italy in which he said that he had "made America". His brother, delighted with so many wonders, decides to visit the fake millionaire. But Dante can borrow with other immigrants without fortune, but attached to the idea of appearing great life.

O Amanhã Será Melhor 1952

The ups and downs in the lives of immigrants from post-war Europe, arriving in Brazil in search of a better future.

Três Vagabundos 1952

A scientist swaps the mind of banker and an idiot by accident.

Maior Que o Ódio 1951

Two friends grow together in the same neighborhood but, as adults, take different paths in life. One becomes an honest worker, and the other gets strayed. But the good guy's sister has an affair with her brother's friend, and is much abused by him. Her brother wants revenge. But when he sees him in danger, some time later, he must decide which is the stronger feeling: the former friendship, or his wish for revenge.

A Echarpe de Seda 1950

Iracema 1949

The romantic relationship between a Tabajara indigenous young woman and a Portuguese colonist, who was allied with her nation's enemies, the Pitiguaras.