Leonel Brizola

Brizola, Anotações para uma História (2024)

Brizola (2024)

A reflection on the construction of the Brazilian political class, from Getúlio Vargas until the beginning of the 21st century. To the historical facts is added a cunning and ambitious Brizola, but above all passionate about the Brazilian people. ...

Andança: Os Encontros e as Memórias de Beth Carvalho (2022)

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from hundreds of hours of footage and audio files kept (and partially recorded) by Carvalho herself during her l ...

1964: Brazil between weapons and books (2019)

We question the most unquestionable period in our history. The result was an international investigation with part of secret attempts, discovery of Soviet documents and a lot of investigation by the Brazilian media. It was all under our eyes. ...

Democracia em Preto e Branco (2014)

Brazilian soccer players Sócrates, Casagrande and Vladimir lead a historic movement in sports by adopting a democracy within their team, making a statement against the country's military dictatorship. ...

Dossiê Jango (2013)

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1, 1964. After that, Jango lived in exile in Argentina, where he died in 1976. The circumstances of his death in the ne ...

Darcy, um Brasileiro (2013)

Darcy Ribeiro was a renowned anthropologist, politician and writer. In this documentary, Maria Maia seeks to expose a bit of his personality with testimonials from friends, collaborators and speeches by Darcy himself. ...

The Day That Lasted 21 Years (2012)

Stunning espionage documentary on the US conspiracy that led to the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson original White House tapes, and CIA Top Secret documents reveal how the US government planned to overthrow Brazilian elected ...

Abdias do Nascimento - Memória Negra (2008)

The life of Abdias Nascimento, a prominent black activist born in 1914, whose contribution and political engagement throughout the 20th century are fundamental to understanding the role of black people in Brazilian society. ...

Brizola - Tempos de Luta (2007)

1964: 40 Years After (2004)

Documentary that shows the events that culminated in the deposition of President João Goulart, on March 31, 1964, and the implementation of the military dictatorship in Brazil. Around 40 characters reveal behind the scenes and comment in detail on this im ...

The Comrade: The Life of Luiz Carlos Prestes (1997)

Chronicles the life of military lieutenant, later communist militant and Brazilian politician Luiz Carlos Prestes. ...

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993)

Beyond Citizen Kane (1993) is a British documentary film directed by Simon Hartog, produced by John Ellis, and broadcast on Channel 4. It details the dominant position of the Rede Globo media group in the Brazilian society, discussing the group's influenc ...

Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser (1992)

The story of the portuguese serial kisser, who travelled the whole world searching famous people to kiss. ...

Zona Eleitoral (1990)

Humorous short about the 1989 Brazilian presidential election. ...

1º de Abril, Brasil (1989)

The daily routine of a women's Republic in the late days of 1963 and early 1964 - before the military coup - is presented from the perspective of several characters, and the place's owner who is about to sell the house to an international company who wants ...

Muda Brasil (1985)

The documentary recalls the political reopening of the country, and narrates in detail the events that culminated in the election of Tancredo Neves as the first civilian president after 20 years of military dictatorship. ...

Jango (1984)

The story of João "Jango" Goulart, the Brazilian left-wing president deposed by the military. ...

O Evangelho Segundo Teotônio (1984)

Passages from the life of former Alagoan senator Teotônio Vilela, with emphasis on the process of his formation as a public figure, from his childhood as a mill boy to the final stage, with his famous campaign for the democratic restoration of the country ...