Brazil: The Troubled Land

Lost Zweig

The life of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig in Brazil. He wrote the famous book "Brasil, País do Futuro" (Brazil, Country of the Future). He and his wife Lotte, in a mysterious death pact, decided to kill themselves in the

Brazil's Emerald Oasis

Brazil's massive Pantanal is a land of extreme contrasts, ruled by dramatic cycles of torrential rain and arid heat. At the peak of the dry season, the floodplains bake and a searing struggle for life begins. However, th

Nelson Filma

The work of Nelson Pereira dos Santos guides the documentary, which traces the path taken by Cinema Novo and addresses the issues raised by the filmmaker during the filming of Brazilian Cinema classics.

The Saint: The Brazilian Connection

Sleuth Simon Templar ties a London baby's kidnapping to a black-market baby ring based in Brazil.

Facções Criminosas

When the World Watched: Brazil 1970

Brazil: A Report on Torture

The filmmakers spoke to ex-political prisoners who had been tortured by the military government who were at that point supported by the US government.

Tieta of Agreste

After being exiled for 26 years, Tieta returns to her native village in Bahia, bringing chaos and upheaving the local order.

Yemanja: Wisdom from the African Heart of Brazil

A documentary film about the Candomblé spiritual culture in Bahia, Brazil. Grounded in strong community and Earth-based wisdom, this vibrant tradition evolved from the ways of enslaved Africans. The film explores Cando

Memórias Femininas da Luta Contra a Ditadura Militar

Armageddon: The Fastest Cars in Brazil

This documentary covers the 9th edition of Armageddon, the largest drag racing event in Latin America, which took place in Goiânia/GO, in July 2023.

Report on Brazil: Torture

On September the 4th, 1969, a group of Brazilian revolutionaries kidnap the U.S. ambassador. In exchange for his release, they demand that the Brazilian authorities publish a manifesto they provide, and release 15 politi

Dirty Money

The film portrays a generation that revolutionized street culture in Brazil through Skate. In the early 1990s the skate scene was bankrupt after a government economic plan that broke the industry. Motivated by the love o

Maverick: Manhunt Brazil

A stranger arrives to the small town of Passo Fundo, south of Brazil. And he's on a manhunt of a killer that turns in a giant drug conspiracy running by an international conglomerate.

Report on Brazil: Carlos Marighella

Made shortly after the death of Brazilian revolutionary Carlos Marighella, this documentary reconstructs his life and political struggle through interviews with friends and comrades. It examines his role in the resistanc

Brazil: 2nd Part

Journey to Brazil in the 1930s through its riches: tobacco in Sao Salvador, silk and coffee in Sao Paulo and sugar cane in Rio de Janeiro.

Going to Brazil

Four childhood friends are reunited at a wedding in Rio. But when they accidentally kill a young man during a party that gets out of hand, they are forced to flee the city in a crazy adventure.

Brazil: A Giant Wireless Station

A gigantic wireless station has just been installed in Rio de Janeiro. An airplane flies over the Exposition, while a war fleet gathers in the harbor.

It's Not All True

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.