Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

At Lara's 13th birthday, her mother takes her to a picnic in the park. Everything goes well until the girl disappears, leaving the mother in complete despair.

Sofia was forced to leave her home and is now homeless. The young woman spends her days wandering the alleys of the University of São Paulo campus, where she offers her services as a tattoo artist. One ethereal night, her wanderings mingle with memories of an unfulfilled love. Wrapped in a dark, melancholy atmosphere, the film contemplates the fragility of a youth left behind. In a story that transcends borders, the life of an impenetrable fictional Sofia is imbued with the experiences of the actress of the same name who plays her. As enigmatic as an oracle, the original Portuguese title evokes the impermanence and ambiguity that haunt Sofia. She is carried away by perpetual motion, her future forever unknown.

During carnival Flaviana lives a pretty difficult dilemma; how to disguise from her last night lover who refuses to get out of her shower?

Powerful magician goes to jail for creating illusion of affluence in Brazilian town.

When numerous schools in São Paulo were slated to be closed in 2015 as a result of the worsening socio-political crisis, students occupied more than a thousand public buildings in an unprecedented act of self-empowerment. Filmmaker Eliza Capai shows the development of the many-voiced protests, using news excerpts, self-conducted interviews and recordings made with activists’ own cell phone cameras. From the first demonstrations in 2013 and continuing all the way to the election of the extreme right-wing presidential Jair Bolsonaro in 2018, Capai’s highly political work becomes more and more relevant with each passing day.

A short documentary that uses irony to approach the most fashionable São Paulo street in the 60s: the Rua Augusta (Augusta St.), with its classic personages and most frequented spots.

Pode Entrar: Multishow Registro is a DVD by one of the greatest singers from Brazil, Ivete Sangalo. It was recorded at the singer's house in Salvador, in a more intimate mood, when she is visited by many guests, great names of Brazilian music as Maria Bethania, Lulu Santos, Saulo Fernandes and Carlinhos Brown, among others, and the duet with her sister, Monica Sangalo, the song "Completo".

The Earth post-pandemic.

Ana (Manuela Campagna) is a 17-year-old girl who lives in a border town between Brazil and Argentina. There, she has no leisure options and no internet access. Your only refuge is to visit a tallow / lanhouse known as "The Cave". It is there that, one day, she ends up meeting Murilo (Fagundes Emanuel), the boy she will fall in love with.

Pilo, Panda and Isaac are childhood friends. One of them decides to ask his girlfriend to marry him at sameday the other two learn she is cheating on him with her gym instructor

Felício, an old comedian, is in decadence after his partner Mandarim's suicide. When he finds out his former love Paloma has died, he leaves São Paulo and heads for the faraway State of Piauí, North of Brazil, in search of a new partner. He believes that if he manages to find him, the good times will return.

During Rio's Carnival, a street cleaner struggles with the loss of his sister and his work obligations. Amid the celebrations, he finds a lost child and sets out to help him.

While waiting for directions, two revolutionaries hide in a church, where they meet a woman who wants to have a son with one of them.

Ana is a dedicated housekeeper, considered "part of the family." When her employer demands cod for an important dinner, and there is none at home, the desperate search for the ingredient turns into anxiety, pushing Ana to her breaking point.

While trying to bring Danrley into her newfound sense of freedom, Tigrezz looks for a date on a few dating apps — even if that means having to negotiate her own freedom.

Félix, a genius teenager, decides to look for the renowned scientist Einstein, brought back by the company Empirion. He is the person needed to finalize his invention and stamp the definitive passport to the world of science.

Julia experiences a confused world seemingly against her after receiving a pessimistic tarot reading, as her feelings inevitably differ from her thoughts. Which way to go?

In a small country town in the south of Brazil, the daughter of a wealthy farmer is brutally raped and left for dead near a river. Miguel arrives in Rio and starts following Carol, an upper-class young girl, while himself is being followed by Luciano. When Miguel starts going out with Carol, his purpose becomes more clear, putting in motion events which relate to the rape.

A gang of bandits led by Faustão intervene in a fight between two members of rival families, the Pereiras and the Araújos. Henrique Pereira, son of Colonel Pereira, is wounded in an ambush. Faustão rescues him and demands the father to pay a ransom in exchange for the life of his son. The bandit makes it clear to Henrique that he is not a prisoner and that he is only obeying the law of the backlands. Lucena, a henchman working for the Araújos, finds Faustão and offers twice the amount being asked to the colonel in order to take Henrique as a prisoner, but the bandit refuses the offer. Colonel Henrique pays the ransom, but the son refuses to return home, even being aware of the feud between his family and the Araújos. The young man chooses to join the gang.

To fulfill her dream of wearing her mother's wedding dress, Tamara undergoes a transformation, but she will only find peace when she learns to love herself.

Robson, a young person, seeks refuge with his warm-hearted grandmother in Belo Horizonte after a traumatic incident in his hometown. In search of acceptance and a safe space to embrace his true identity, he faces the harsh realities of prejudice and homophobia. As he navigates emotional highs and lows, he struggles to find his place in a world that is not always ready to accept him. Through powerful imagery and a compelling portrayal of inner conflict, the story explores self-love, identity, and the challenges of belonging in an often unwelcoming society.

Shrouded by the mists of time, she has been forgotten ... But there is always someone to remember. Gregório is a tattoo artist obsessed with Astaroth, a demonic entity lurking in the shadows with promises of desire and pleasure. With the art of tattooing and his arcane knowledge, he intends to rescue her from the mists of oblivion and bring her into the world of the flesh. Two young women are involved in her plans: the determined tattoo artist Dri and the sweet guitarist Lia. A friend of theirs, Mai is the young woman who will use her martial arts training to try to defend them and combat the designs of Hell.

In a desolate area of Brazilian mountainside, cut off from civilization, an old miner discovers a king-size diamond that he puts in his pocket rather than turn over to the thugs he works for.

The adventures of a peaceful and infatuated man, who tries to identify the man who killed his sweetheart, an unconventional young woman who used to receive "guests" at home, calling them her cousins.

The names of the characters are pronouns. She is a teacher, with his father dead just three days ago. Faced with this situation, He intends to take care of her while He is alive. This is the beginning of an odd relationship.

"21 Days" illustrates a love triangle starring Bete, her boyfriend, Jonas and Agatha, a childhood friend of Jonas. Told from three different points of view, the narrative was inspired by the songs "cardigan", "august" and "betty", from the album "folklore" by singer Taylor Swift.

Five directors with five completely different cinematic styles go on an affectionate journey through each one of the five states bathed by the gigantic São Francisco River. Faith, passions, legends and the search for survival in the riverside communities of this river full of colors, which cuts through the dry hinterlands and flows into the exuberant sea of Northeastern Brazil.

In the bustling city of Porto Alegre, stories intertwine in a scenario full of emotions and dilemmas. Priscila, Júlia, Joca, Guilherme, Leonardo, Maurício, and Bernardo face their anxieties and dilemmas, and the narrative unfolds in a web of interpersonal relationships marked by encounters and mismatches. Against a backdrop of expectations and social pressures, each person searches for their truth, navigating the turbulence of existence in search of a more promising future.

A young aspiring priest who lives in a rural location decides to go to the city of São Paulo in search of his missing sister. At the same time, a young man who recently moved from the suburbs to the center of São Paulo is struggling with the separation from his last boyfriend. They both meet at Agnes's coffee shop, where they start working. The boss becomes a kind of new mother for both of them.

A retired carpenter waits for his family's visit, but they don't show up. The gardener of the home he lives in, offers him a lift home; but when he gets there, a surprise puts his memories in check.

The life of Abdias Nascimento, a prominent black activist born in 1914, whose contribution and political engagement throughout the 20th century are fundamental to understanding the role of black people in Brazilian society.

The unexpected visit of a peculiar neighbour. Two individuals merging in the routine rupture. The illness, the cure and the destruction. Status Quo

He loves soccer. She hates it. Perfect ingredients for a love affair.

After skipping class, Monique and Lauany join Renan to head to an abandoned mansion, drawn by the legend of a lost girl. On an ordinary morning in the countryside, time stretches.

A night between friends at a pub turns into a brutal fight for survival with the arrival of a demonic creature.

Nina, a typical woman of the big city, marries a powerful farmer and goes to live in the countryside of Minas Gerais. There, however, she is faced with a decomposing, decadent family who seems to dislike her.

One year after being found in a desert road without any memories and leg movement, the doctor and neuroscientist starts waking up at 3:03a.m without any explanation. What is happening? “3:03” is a short-thriller that has an surprising ending.

Mumford & Sons - Live at Lollapalooza 2016

He is a tightrope walker. She is a whore. Asymmetrical dreams take place in the geometry of São Paulo.

The six-minute film is shot in just two locations: an old movie theater in the city of Miguel Pereira (RJ) and a multiplex in the New York City Center, in the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca. In front of the old movie theater, the embolistas Castanha and Caju (actually Cajuzinho, the replacement for the original Caju, who died in June 2001) unravel an extremely biting and funny "embolada", which spares no Hollywood idols: from Stallone to Leonardo DiCaprio.