Paulinho da Viola

A Força do Gigante (2022)

The 1948 South American Championship, won by Vasco, the first continental world champion. In the absence of period records, radio commentary was recreated, and the highlights were animated. The trajectory of CR Vasco da Gama up to that point: the fight aga ...

Garoto - Vivo Sonhando (2020)

A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries ...

Memórias do Grupo Opinião (2019)

Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances. Considered the first left-wing response to the dictatorship, the group gathered now famous ...

Clementina (2018)

A film about the universe of Clementina de Jesus, singer revealed at the age of 63 as one of the greatest voices in the history of Samba. ...

Candeia (2018)

The life and work of the late samba singer-songwriter Candeia. ...

Trem da Alegria - Arte, Futebol e Ofício (2016)

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Pitanga (2016)

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and ...

Zeca Apresenta - o Quintal do Pagodinho ao Vivo - Vol. 3 (2016)

Martinho da Vila – Sambabook (2013)

Clara (2012)

Orphaned by father and mother, Clara has always dreamed of building a singing career. At the age of 16, she moved to Belo Horizonte, where she won the ABC Golden Voice contest. In 1966, she recorded her first vinyl: A Adorable Voice by Clara Nunes. The app ...

Paulo Gracindo - O Bem Amado (2009)

The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts from films and videos in which he acted. ...

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 ...

O Mistério do Samba (2008)

A film that depicts the everyday life and the beauty of Portela's Old Folk – a group of veteran samba musicians who belong to one of Rio's most revered samba schools, the one with the most first places and accolades in Rio's Carnaval pageant. These old g ...

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal (2008)

This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian culture over the last four decades. Author of songs such as "Vapor Barato" and "Movimento dos Barcos", a partner in crime of poet Waly Salomão, ...

Acústico MTV: Paulinho da Viola (2007)

Viva Volta (2005)

A documentary on Brazilian trombone player Raul de Souza who, since 1996, has lived in Paris and suffers because he goes unnoticed, unrewarded in his native land. With the sound of his trombone for a background, the film takes him back to Bangu, in Rio de ...

Samba no Trem (2005)

A documentary about the celebration of the National Samba Day with the aim of preserving the memory of part of the history of samba, which was being forgotten by the press and the Brazilian people. ...

Paulinho da Viola: Meu Tempo É Hoje (2004)

Documentary about Brazilian samba songwriter and singer Paulinho da Viola, one of the most sophisticated musicians of the genre. The film shows his biography, influences, masters and friends, as well his simple and peculiar way of life, with activities lik ...

Casa de Samba (2003)

Paulo da Portela: O Teu Nome não Caiu no Esquecimento (2001)

Documentary made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira, Paulo da Portela. ...

Nelson Sargento (1997)

Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro. ...

Johnny Alf: Programa Ensaio (1991)

Paulinho da Viola - Série Grandes Nomes TV Globo (1980)

The program brings a career resume of the Samba's master Paulinho da Viola playing classics of MPB like "Sinal Fechado"(Closed Signal), "Nervos de Aço" (Nerves of Steel), "Pecado Capital", "Foi um rio que passou em minha vida" (It was a river that passed ...

Partido Alto (1976)

The history of Partido-Alto, a musical subgenre derived from Samba, with roots in the batucada of Bahia. ...

Saravah (1969)

Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acous ...

The Naked Man (1968)

A man gets locked naked outside of his apartment. ...

Summer Showers (1978)

70-year-old widower living in a poor Rio de Janeiro suburb falls in love again when he finds a woman of approximately the same age. ...

As Moças Daquela Hora (1973)

Film in three segments. In the first, engaged girl falls in love with an acrobat. In the second, married woman is loved by two men. In the last, the daughter of a traditional family is rejected on her wedding night. ...