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2003 concert by the great Ed Motta for his newest dvd release

Different sketches elucidating how to maintain a healthy hevel of Insanity.

A documentary about the "roda de coco" in Amaro Branco, place where for more than 100 years its people maintain the tradition of this contagious rhythm of the Brazilian northeast. The film shows the characters, the tradition and the wealth of this northeastern dance. More than that, it invites you to the middle of the "roda de coco".

It's Saturday morning and André has had an idea...

In the future, metanoia erupts from the filth of the world. The monstrous primate that roars out of the mud, imposes itself before the erratic and alienated human being, molding its violence against the cathodic domain.

In 2000 a group of homeless people decide to go to a shopping mall to protest, to confront the misery of the excluded middle-class consumption.

This documentary film was born from observing/the observation of the building site of USP (University of São Paulo), in the east zone of the city, between August 2005 and February 2006. Attempting to establish a critical stand regarding the issues experienced in this first building site, the investigation/observation of a different type of building site began: the self-managed "mutirão" (joint effort).

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 like restoring old cars, working with wood, playing billiards.

Collection of stories told by people who live near the banks of river Rio Negro, in the Amazon.

This short follows four days in the life of a father and daughter.

Brazilian short film, directed by Julia Murat.

São Paulo, the largest city of South America. Eighteen million inhabitants. Over seven million vehicles trying to move in a jammed traffic… And in the middle of this chaos, over 500 thousand motorcycle couriers risking themselves to satisfy the immediacy of our needs. Three die everyday, and yet the working class remains despised, rejected and misunderstood by society.

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

The day-to-day life of a family of farmers from the up-country of Coronel Freitas, city in the west of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The routine of a married couple and their children, from the moment they wake up until bedtime. There is no narration or soundtrack. The narrative is constructed solely through the linearity of the scenes, all of which preserving the ambient sound.

In the Maxakali Vila Nova do Pradinho indigenous village, when the women miss their children who died young, the Tatakox go to dig them up and bring them to the villages for their mothers to see. Then, on the same day, the ritual continues as the living boys are taken by the spirits to stay in the men's house and learn.

On August 31, 2002, the Brazilian pop music group "Rouge" held the first show of their career at Via Funchal, which was filmed and later released on VHS and DVD.

An experimental short film directed by Neville D'Almeida, based on the ambience of Cosmococa CC4, one of the installations planned by the filmmaker in partnership with visual artist Helio Oiticica.

A TV comercial making of.

A fish caught in the lake in the Perocão region, in Garapari, Espírito Santo, contaminates the people who eat it, turning them into zombies thirsty for human flesh.

Alphaville is a slice of the lifestyle inside the wall. The portrait of a Brazil surrounded, where danger, unwanted interactions, all kinds of movement, heterogeneity and unpredictability of the streets are supposedly kept away.

Two women having fun in bed

Experimental animation scratched directly onto leftover film found in the trash with an old knife. Narrative without logic or coherence. Six people dubbed the film at random, recording improvised voices and screams on different audio channels, which were then superimposed. More than 700 frames were scratched with different designs to make up one minute.

A chronicle of reactions about a historic football game in the life of Juventus from Mooca (São Paulo). The agitation of the organized fans, the tension of the old guard and the engagement of the youngsters of small age. A great little epic.

The DVD 'Tetra: Official 2006 Brazilian Champions DVD' is a sports documentary that celebrates São Paulo FC's victory in the 2006 Brazilian Championship

A mixture of horror and satire on cigarette advertising.

By trading his donkey for a "magic cassava", Joshua discovers that it's not just beans that can take us on a fantastic adventure.

16 members from the Brazilian Academy of Letters share their views on the current situation of the portuguese language.

Mordock is a dog. Shaolin is a bricklayer. Gabriel is a filmmaker.

The story of Fabio and his partner as they embark on a journey towards a little known national beauty pageant which mobilizes the lives of hundreds of guys around the country - all pursuing the dream of being crowned Brazil's most beautiful girl.

The story, controversies, victories and defeats of Carlos Marighella, one of the leaders of the armed struggle against the military dictatorship in Brazil.

Documentary about the border region between Brazilian town Oiapoque and Saint Georges de l'Oyapock, in French Guiana, separated by only a river.

The adventures of Bofe na Coleira, lost in the stone jungle of the big city, always pursued by bizarre characters.

A documentary short on Tempo Glauber, a foundation created by filmmaker Orlando Senna and Glauber Rocha's mother Lucia in order to celebrate and preservate her son's legacy.

Documentary about the work of photographer Alair Gomes, one of the first artists to introduce male nudity in Brazilian photography.