Gal Costa

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil (2025)

A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Estácio himself tells us, in the first person, his trajectory as a black boy born on the hill until his transformation into one of the greatest art ...

Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi (2024)

The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researchers, journalists and friends who lived with him and were able to enjoy his wisdom and talent. ...

LeeGal (2023)

When TropiGal and IrRita meet it can only be LeeGal. ...

Meu Nome é Gal (2023)

Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the violent, innovative and mind-blowing years that helped shape Brazil's greatest singer. ...

TropiGal (2023)

Gal Costa is the greatest singer in Brazil. From João Gilberto in Bahia to Tropicália and the memories of more than 50 years of career, what remains is the trance of his voice and enchantment on show stage. ...

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer (2022)

The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that surpass generations. ...

Maria: Ninguém Sabe Quem Sou Eu (2022)

The film is an unprecedented and exclusive testimonial of Maria Bethânia from director and screenwriter Carlos Jardim, interspersed with rare footage of rehearsals and concerts by the singer throughout her 57-year career. Actress Fernanda Montenegro narra ...

Todas as Melodias (2020)

"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artists, Luiz Melodia. Featuring archive footage that goes back to the 1970s, the film presents the musician's cronology from his youth in the neighbo ...

Numéro un - Demis Roussos (2020)

Gal Costa: A Pele do Futuro – Ao Vivo (2019)

Jackson: Na Batida do Pandeiro (2019)

The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several prominent artists in Brazilian popular music. With unpublished testimonies from professional colleagues and famil ...

Gal Costa: Estratosférica – Ao Vivo (2017)

"Estratosférica ao Vivo" is not just the record of a Gal Costa show. It is the portrait of the artist reaching the 70 years of life, 50 of them dedicated to music. The show "Estratosférica" ​​crowns the new artistic phase of Gal, more and more intere ...

Tropicália: 50 Anos (2017)

Dunas do Barato (2017)

A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape and created fertile soil for a generation of artists and sportsmen. ...

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End (2017)

The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed ...

Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas (2017)

Gal Costa: Recanto – Ao Vivo (2013)

Tropicália (2012)

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thoug ...

The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)

Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduced bossa nova to a worldwide audience with "The Girl from Ipanema." This relaxed, cool, sensuous music blended jazz and samba. After recording an album of so ...

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 i ...

Jorge Ben Jor - Energia (2007)

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day (2006)

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day. ...

A Marca do Terrir (2005)

Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)" ...

O Melhor do Acústico MTV (2005)

Tracks: 1 - Faixas ; 2 - Agora so falta voce - rita lee ; 3 - Lagrimas e chuva - kid abelha ; 4 - Malandragem - cassia eller ; 5 - Independencia - capital inicial ; 6 - Tarde vazia - ira! e samuel rosa ; 7 - Tempos modernos - lulu santos ; 8 - Girassol - c ...

Phono 73: A Country and its Music (2005)

The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Universal Music) meets in three nights to protest against the curtailment of freedom of expression in those dark years of the dictatorship. With the images res ...

Gal Costa: Programa Ensaio (2005)

Outros (Doces) Bárbaros (2002)

Almost thirty years after the first reunion of Doces Bárbaros (four of Brazil's major popular music stars: Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Maria Bethânia), the artists involved decided to get together again for limited concerts in São Paulo ...

B2 (2001)

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama. ...

Brésil: La Révolution Tropicaliste (2001)

A documentary on the amazing Brazilian music movement known as Tropicália. ...

Gal Costa Sings Tom Jobim (1999)

The voice and the unmistakable interpretation of Gal Costa, in honor of Tom Jobim, with songs that should always be remembered: 1. Fotografia (Photography), 2. Por Causa de Você (Because Of You), 3. Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema), 4. Derradeira ...

Acústico MTV: Gal Costa (1997)

Acústico MTV spans Gal Costa's career very thoroughly. What is very different here is the presentation of the material. Backed up by a lush orchestra (the Petrobrás Pró Música Orchestra), some of Gal's old hits have a beautiful new sound. Even some of ...

Bahia de Todos os Sambas (1996)

Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brought together artists from Bahia. This film brings a recording of the event, also featuring backstage, rehearsals, testimonies and some relaxing moments of t ...

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 ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute (1995)

Direct from Brazil in his last recorded performance, this DVD, Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute, features the compositions of Bossa Nova originator & music icon Antonio Carlos Jobim, joined by an international delegation of Jazz giants to recr ...

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. ...

Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy (1989)

A look into the 25 years of career of famous musician Chico Buarque and his influence in Brazilian culture. ...

Baby Gal (1983)

Gal Costa performed at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium in São Paulo for four consecutive nights. The "Baby Gal" special aired on Rede Globo on December 16, 1983, and served as the basis for promoting the self-titled LP, which would only be released a week after ...

Mulher 80 (1979)

Mulher 80 emerged as a result of the success of 'Malu Mulher' (1979), a miniseries starring Regina Duarte, which addressed the female situation in Brazilian society at that time. The main focus of the special was the female presence in music, honouring the ...

Os Doces Bárbaros (1977)

The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa, who formed the group with the name of Doces Bárbaros (Sweet Barbarians), at the suggestion of Bethân ...

Índia (1973)

The Demiurge (1972)

A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's super-intellectual. A fable-musical-philosophical-chanchada", Mautner says. He also affirms that the work focuses a lot on the longing for Brazi ...

Gal Fa-Tal (1971)

Shot in 1971 during Gal Costa's famous concert "Gal Fa-tal" in Rio de Janeiro's Sucata Nightclub, Ivan Cardoso's eponymous Super-8 short film shows the singer both in and off stage, interlapsed with scenes from Cardoso's "Nosferato no Brasil". ...

A Nova Estrela (1971)

Sugestives images about the music A Nova Estrela by Wagner Tiso. ...

Nosferato in Brazil (1970)

Budapest, 19th century: Nosferatu is killed by a prince. Now in colour and on holiday in Brazil, he saps several natives. ...

My Name is Gal (1970)

Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the streets of downtown Rio. She laughs a lot, gestures and sings. Rio's landscapes such as Lage Park, a quiet place in the neighborhood of Gávea, an active factor ...

Bahia, For Example (1969)

Through folklore manifestations and diverse artistic expressions, the film is a document that exalts and honors the Bahian culture. ...

Simbiose (2024)

Isto é Noel Rosa (1990)

The life of samba composer Noel Rosa. ...

My Name is Gal (1970)

Gal Costa in her privacy. Unkempt hair, colorful clothes, many necklaces and rings, she and the streets of downtown Rio. She laughs a lot, gestures and sings. Rio's landscapes such as Lage Park, a quiet place in the neighborhood of Gávea, an active factor ...