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A provocative essay by Jomard Muniz de Britto, based on the epic Varadouro by Políbio Alves

Highlights the presence of gays and lesbians within Brazilian society.

The journey of a flower through unknown places. An unexpected journey and the uncertainty of survival.

It is five hundred years since Brazil was discovered. At that time there was no land ownership. Nowadays, "Terra" is, for many people, synonymous with life itself. A short film about clichés, myths, legitimisation of power and violence, and the helplessness of those who want to create something better.

Four girls are educated during the "Belle Époque" period in Belém, Brazil.

Young salaried man meets girl in summer in Porto Alegre.

Selection of transmissions from the eponymous pirate TV that operated in Rio de Janeiro between 1987 and 1990. Sequences captured from regular open television programming and other products from the audiovisual industry are arranged in an anarchic way, with new sounds created by the group, and edited together with testimonials despised by passers-by in the Rio de Janeiro capital. Irreverent document of the time, it reminds us of the popular frustration generated by the end of the process of "slow, gradual and safe" political "distension" proposed by the status quo from the 1970s in Brazil, by revealing the abyss between the image of past society by the big broadcasters and the perception of the people on the streets.

A lonely postman becomes obsessed with letters sent by a woman to her boyfriend. After receiving a mysterious postcard, his daily life is completely changed.

Documentary produced by TV Cultura addresses the archeological site of São Raimundo Nonato, a municipality in the south of Piauí, where traces of men who lived here at least 50 thousand years ago were found. The video brings images of the excavations and focuses on the researchers' daily work. Niede Guidon talks about the beginning of his work, the difficulties he faced to develop his research and the situation of the site today. In addition to the excavations of the archaeological site, the documentary shows the valley and the caves that exist in Piauí, where they also found traces of the fauna and flora that existed in the place.

Rural comedy in the style of Mazzaropi.

The Commodore Amiga arrived in Brazil in 1990 and cost around 1000 dollars. Because it is a very powerful computer and because it leaves the competition far behind in terms of technology, SAT VIDEO recorded a documentary on VHS demonstrating the various features of this beautiful multimedia system.

Valdeir is an insane coroner who takes pleasure in his work with corpses. Much gore and horror in short film Directed by Dimitri Kozma and Leonardo Borelli. Totally in black and white, it is a strong movie of pure terror. Tribute and references to José Mojica Marins and Alfred Hitchcock.

Clue expresses the deep sense of loss caused by AIDS.

With Tia Ciata, Freyre, Macunaíma and samba at the birth of a nation.