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The film presents the career of painter Raimundo Oliveira (1930-1966) - the Prophet, and also a Collective Exhibition in Feira de Santana with some of the artist's works, mainly Baroque saints.

Three mad guys get an old car and a great confusion begins.

About the Rocinha favela, the largest in Rio de Janeiro. A camera tour reveals their paths and intimacies, while the speech of their residents points to the solution of the urbanization of the favelas, in contrast to the removal proposal, a threat that hangs over everyone.

A documentary short on the formation of the Brazilian city of Feira de Santana, located on the state of Bahia.

In order to become an actress, young woman tries many jobs, but in all those places she finds a man trying to have sex with her.

Alberto Cavalcanti reviews his own prolific career as a filmmaker.

Rui arrives in a small town looking for his father, a prospector. Before that, he gets involved with Maria, who is facing problems in the family. Maria's stepfather is the head of a gang and will go to any lengths to prevent Rui from finding his father.

Fire, old and burned portraits of family life, dogs copulating, figures from the political era of the military dictatorship. Armed, manly, phallic power.

The elements of Tutti Tutti buona gente, the inaugural film of the documentary phase of Orlando Bomfim Netto's cinema, are organized in a chronological and lyrical structure that covers the 100 years of Italian colonization in Brazil and in Espirito Santo, their stories and customs. A portrait of the community of descendants of the inland city of Santa Teresa.

Ivan Lins performing at TV Cultura in 1974.

Biographical profile of the painter Guido Viaro, relating his experience in fascist Italy to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas.

Poema (Poem): Visual poetry. A film where the corner is the film and the film is the corner.

A depressed hotel servant goes through a rough night, while his story's interlaced with a number of situations experienced by the hotel guests.

A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.

Early documentary by Eduardo Coutinho dealing with the water shortage in the city of Ouricuri in the seventies.

Artistic documentary that combines images of human beings and nature to achieve a highly significant aesthetic result. Irrational deforestation in Itaúnas (northern Espírito Santo, Brazil) makes the village vulnerable to sand blown by the intense winds. In 1968, the region becomes uninhabitable, producing a living example of ecological disaster.

It accompanies the manufacture of soluble coffee.

Documentary of the unique Rio favela, whose property was legally acquired by the community, in the sophisticated neighborhood of Cosme Velho. Statement by the president of the Residents 'Association, denouncing the authorities for non-compliance with residents' rights.

A retrospective of Luiz de Barros's life in cinema, illustrated with photos of his first films, still silent. He talks about the creation of synchronization, a process he created to make films sound. Then, through a sequence, some scenes from his most famous films are presented, such as "E O CIRCO CHEGOU" and others.

The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.

The world of Alagoas poet Jorge de Lima, author of unforgettable verses, is in O Grande Circo Místico, from 1977, directed by João Carlos Horta.

The work of Nelson Pereira dos Santos guides the documentary, which traces the path taken by Cinema Novo and addresses the issues raised by the filmmaker during the filming of Brazilian Cinema classics.

In the bohemian 1960s Rio de Janeiro, the 16 year-old rebel and reckless teenager Marcelo, a terrible student that plays hooky from school, dreams on leaving his home and move to São Paulo to work hard, make money and travel abroad to visit the world.

In Aparecida do Norte, São Paulo, devotion to Saint Benedict has been constant since 1828. Folk groups from various regions of the country sing and dance, while the King, Queen, and their vassals, carrying the image of Saint Benedict, walk through the streets toward the church. The city is covered with rose petals and confetti. At night, after the solemn mass, a large fireworks display lights up the city.

Three widows of political prisoners united against the dictatorship in Brazil and the repression of the military regime.

Life on the Jaramataia farm in the interior of Paraíba and the relations between the cowboys and the owners of the land.

Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola has his life and his music marked by his community and his School, far from the city His school, created as a playful and expressive center for the mangueirense, has now become a point of tourist attraction. This made work possible for the inhabitants of the hill, but it transformed the spirit of samba and its aesthetics.