Tia Surica

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 ...

Candeia (2018)

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

Damas do Samba (2015)

Since samba emerged in Rio de Janeiro, the presence of women has been fundamental to its creation, maintenance and perpetuation to this day. Muses, pastors, aunts, composers, dancers, godmothers, carnival dancers, mulatas, performers and even as workers, t ...

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 ...

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 ...

Marisa Monte: Barulhinho Bom - Uma Viagem Musical (1997)