Miúcha

Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova (2022)

Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian bossa nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha, has been largely underappreciated. This documentary, which dives into her career and personal life through a rich collecti ...

Where Are You, João Gilberto? (2018)

Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been s ...

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 ...

Um Homem de Moral (2009)

The life and musical work of Brazilian zoologist and composer Paulo Vanzolini, author of very popular songs such as "Ronda," "Volta por Cima," and "Na Boca da Noite," recording tributes to the composer, which brought together big names in Brazilian music 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 ...

Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume (2005)

Brazilian singer Maria Bethania has a 40-year singing career. A documentary shows her concerts and famous family. ...

João do Vale, Muita Gente Desconhece (2005)

Latest images of the artist still alive, an unprecedented composition, testimonies of friends, family and icons of Brazilian culture. ...

Maria Bethânia: Brasileirinho Ao Vivo (2004)

Raízes do Brasil (2004)

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author used to pass his days with family and friends, while the second offers a historical panorama of the times, inclu ...

Vinicius de Moraes, Um Rapaz de Família (1983)

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death. ...

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque (1980)

The life and work of Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer, playwright, writer and poet Chico Buarque de Hollanda. ...

Musicalmente (1978)

Witness here a historical moment of Brazilian music. At the end of the 70's, Vinícius de Moraes, Toquinho, Tom Jobim and Miúcha took off to Italy, to take part in a TV program called Musicalmente Vinícius (Musically Vinícius). In a casual and intimate ...

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 ...

Ovelha Negra, Uma Despedida de Solteiro (1974)

João, a playboy, spends his last day as a single in a resort hotel, where he seduces a teenager and gets involved with the casino singer. ...