Lúcio Costa

Oscar Niemeyer: Life is a Breath of Air (2007)

A documentary made to coincide with Niemeyer's 100th birthday. The renowned architect talks about his long life, his inspirations, and his aspirations towards a just Brazil, and the ways he tried to help that along in his spectacular and beautiful building ...

O Risco: Lúcio Costa e a Utopia Moderna (2002)

Lucio Costa is one of the rare personalities in the history of Brazil who allows him to cross his individual history with nation-building in a very natural and open way. The documentary narrates, through the trajectory of the architect and urban planner Lu ...

Conterrâneos Velhos de Guerra (1990)

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and humiliation they suffered in the process. ...

Brasília, Uma Sinfonia (1986)

Brasília, segundo roteiro de Alberto Cavalcanti (1982)

It starts in the Indian tabas, goes through colonial architecture and arrives in the Brazilian capital. The film follows a script left by Alberto Cavalcanti, after a trip to Brasilia in 1978. ...

Memória de uma Época (1980)

Record of the importance of Confeitaria Colombo in cultural life from the beginning of the century, in Rio de Janeiro, to the present day. ...

Art in Brazil Today (1959)

Documentary about the works ...

The First Images of Brasilia (1957)

The first images of the new capital of Brazil, Brasília! ...

O Aleijadinho (1978)

O Aleijadinho, a study of the work of Antonio Francisco Lisboa, the architect whose cathedral de Andrade had assisted in the restoration of more than 20 years earlier. de Andrade dedicated the film to his father, who had sent him on the expedition. ...

Brasília: Planejamento Urbano (1964)

The planning of the city, linking its architecture to its topography and the reasons that allow it to have normal and continuous traffic, eliminating the circulation problems of all major cities. Details of the buildings destined for the Government, the re ...