Tião D'Avila

Milton Gonçalves, Além do Espetáculo (2025)

This biopic documents the life and work of one of Brazil's most prolific artists: Milton Gonçalves. This actor and director are credited with more than sixty television titles, seventy movies and twenty plays. Known from classic full-length features like ...

The Family Doorman (2017)

Inacio is the doorman of his apartment building. When his father suddenly dies, his mental state is pushed to the edge. After becoming obsessed with a tenant, things take a dangerous turn. ...

Só Pelo Amor Vale a Vida (2016)

Chatô, The King of Brazil (2015)

The true story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communications in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called 'the Brazilian Citizen Kane'. ...

Paulo Coelho's Best Story (2014)

Paulo Coelho is the world's most translated living author, his books having sold over 165 million copies. But he was not always the inspirational global phenomenon he is today. Like the heroes in his spiritual classics THE ALCHEMIST and THE PILGRIMAGE, he ...

Chico Xavier (2010)

A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier. ...

Bela Noite Para Voar (2009)

A day in the life of Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek, in a troubled period of his term, while he maintains a secret love affair. ...

Golden Oldies (2008)

Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is forced to think about what they hate most: working! Confusion arises when everyone looks for an easy way to ge ...

Urban Snap-Shots (2008)

Comedic portrait of middle-aged women in Rio de Janeiro, including overworked housewife Magali and her over-the-top twin sister Magda, psychoanalyst Paula and her troublesome daughter Melanie, and stage star in crisis Lise. ...

Inesquecível (2007)

Laura goes to Buenos Aires and falls for the photographer Guilherme. When she returns to Brazil, her homeland, she discovers Guilherme is actually her fiancé's best friend. ...

Something in the Air (2002)

Based on the true story of four friends who decide to install a communal pirate radio station called Rádio Favela in a shanty-town, to give voice to the outcasts' complaints. ...

Posthumous Memories (2001)

Free adaptation of Machado de Assis' classic. The narrator is a rich dead man, who tells us about his life and times, making fun of both. ...

Memories of Prison (1984)

In the 1930s, novelist and politician Graciliano Ramos is accused of being a communist sympathizer. He is then arrested and sent to the Ilha Grande prison, where he experiences the disturbing treatment reserved for common prisoners. ...

Bar Esperanza (1983)

A group of eccentric people gather at a popular bar in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. ...

Mar do Pecado (1982)

Luz Del Fuego (1982)

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law. ...

O Outro Lado do Crime (1979)