Edu Lobo

The Great Mystical Circus (2018)

The story of five generations of the Austrian-Brazilian Knieps family, from the inauguration of their family-owned Great Mystical Circus in the 1910s up to the early 21st century, following both the family and the circus from their prime through to their d ...

O Grande Circo Místico (2014)

Não Se Preocupe, Nada Vai Dar Certo! (2011)

Lalau (Gregorio Duvivier) is presented by the country's interior with his show jokes, whose main theme is her father, Ramon Velasco (Tarcisio Meira), an actor who always gets into shenanigans. One day, when present in Ceará, Stan receives a tempting propo ...

The Xango from Baker Street (2001)

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. ...

The Battle of Canudos (1997)

At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destr ...

Boca de Ouro (1990)

When major drug-dealer Boca de Ouro dies, a reporter interviews his ex-lover, now married with children and living in a poorhouse, to try to understand more about his complex personality. The problem is that the woman tells him three different versions of ...

No Reino das Mães - Adelina Gomes (1987)

Adelina Gomes, a poor girl, daughter of peasants, with a primary education and some manual training, shy and submissive to her mother, had never had a boyfriend until she was 18 years old, when she fell in love with a man who was not accepted by her mother ...

Images of the Unconscious (1987)

In hopes of unraveling the causes and cure for various forms of insanity, a psychiatrist in Brazil created the Museum of Images from the Unconscious in 1952. It gathered paintings and drawings made by mental patients from all over Brazil. Many of the works ...

The Blue Horse (1984)

Boy from a poor family loses his only asset: a colorless little horse that his imagination turns into a magical and colorful pretty stallion. To get his pet back, he leaves home and faces all dangers ahead with courage, getting involved in many adventures. ...

Prova de Fogo (1980)

As soon as Mauro, an Administration student, discovers a strong vocation for mediumship, he drops everything to go deeper and dedicate himself to Umbanda, a religion he embraces so strongly that it makes him give up his studies. Determined to open his own ...

Fish in a Barrel (1977)

Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets. ...

O Crime do Zé Bigorna (1977)

In the 1930s, a blacksmith is accused of murdering his wife and becomes a hero and political leader. ...

O Barão Otelo no Barato dos Bilhões (1971)

João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, but ends up earning a hefty cash in the game. ...

On Borrowed Time (1968)

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. ...

Os Vencedores 1952-1965 (1968)

They Shot the Piano Player (2023)

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976. ...

Cacaso (2016)

Cacaso, a Brazilian poet, lived in Rio de Janeiro. Born Antonio Carlos de Brito (1944-1987) he was one of the leaders of the marginal poetry movement. Cacaso filled notebooks not only with poems but reflections, drawings and collages. He also became a lyr ...

Chico: Brazilian Artist (2015)

Chico Buarque is a constant presence in Brazil's art scene and makes up its citizen's popular culture. This wealth in music, poems, theater and novels has been created over the last 50 years and in this film Chico Buarque converses about his memories, show ...

A Night in 67 (2010)

In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of elimination rounds. They also formed the springboard for the career of many a big-name stars, such as Chico B ...

Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed (2010)

The movie "Augusto Boal and the Theatre of the Oppressed" shows the path of the dramaturgo Augusto Boal at the creation of a theatre that has as objective to transform those who participate it in a spiral of changes, in an oppressing society. Along the tra ...

Vento Bravo (2007)

Balada Das Duas Mocinhas De Botafogo (2006)

Two sisters try to find meaning in their empty lives through sexual experiences and adventures in the nightlife of Rio de Janeiro. Abandoned by their father, who left their family, and raised by their absent mother, the two sisters rely on each other and s ...

Vinicius de Moraes (2005)

To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most important names of Brazilian pop music and, above all, an enlightened character of the Brazilian cultural history - director Miguel Faria Jr. gathered an ...

Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova (2005)

Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style. ...

The Mandarin (1995)

The history of Brazilian popular music in the 20th Century, focusing specially on the life and works of intriguing singer Mário Reis, a loner who, with his special way of singing - whispering and softly saying the words - in a time when singers with poten ...

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália (1992)

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmaker Torquato Neto, from his beginnings to his suicide at the age of 28. ...

Caterina Valente presents Brazilian music (1979)

Álbum de Música (1974)

Portrait of various figures in Brazilian pop music. ...