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- A young man comes to the rescue of his girlfriend abducted by thieves and brought to Rio. An extravagant adventure ensues.
- Dramatic fiction series loosely inspired by an investigation of corruption in Brazil's private and state oil companies and construction companies.
- How far would you go to have your desires fulfilled? Directed by Fernando Meirelles, Happily Ever After? tells the story of a couple in crisis. When the mysterious call girl Danny Bond comes on the scene, a crime of passion changes forever the lives of all involved. Who will the victim be? And the villain? After all, in a story so full of secrets and infidelity, who can get away with it to live happily ever after?
- Another mission of world-known French secret agent leads him to exotic Brazil.
- David Attenborough's groundbreaking study of the evolution of life on our planet.
- Political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
- The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength. A young accordion player is completely enamored of Salomé, and he begs to come along. The Gypsy Lord shrugs, and the accordionist and his pregnant wife, Dasdô, join the troupe. Television is their enemy as they go from the coast deep into the Amazon. Salomé lets the accordion player sleep with her once, with Dasdô's knowledge. He's moon-struck. Then, after Dasdô's baby is born and financial disaster hits the troupe, and the accordionist must choose between seeing his wife a prostitute and leaving the caravan.
- Based on the true story of Operation Carwash, the largest and most successful corruption investigation ever seen in the world, "No One is Above the Law" tells, through the eyes of Detective Investigator Ivan, the story of how he and his team at the Brazilian Federal Police, working with the Brazilian Federal Attorneys were able to reveal and dismantle an intricate scheme of money laundering, graft, theft, corruption and bribery involving executives at Petrobrás, (the Brazilian National Oil Company), government contractors, political parties, and politicians at all levels of government - including both houses of congress, cabinet secretaries, and the current and former presidents of Brazil. Exciting and action packed, the movie reveals unbelievable details of the conflicts and dangers faced by the investigators, the roadblocks thrown to thwart the operation, and the crucial role of the Federal Judge who withstood the greatest of pressures to keep the politicians from destroying their case and coming away scott free. We follow Ivan and his team through the step-by-step investigative process that transformed what started as an investigation on drug dealers and money launderers into a movement to combat the backbone of corruption in the country, leading straight to the doorstep of the most powerful politician in the country - the ex-President Luís Inácio "Lula" da Silva. This is the story of men and women fighting against a corrupt system and trying to prove that indeed, no one is above the law.
- A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
- The story of Cadu, a public defender who sees his life change after being mistaken for a drug dealer and end up stuck.
- Four Third-World Christs try to stop the American industrialist John Brahms in Glauber Rocha's experimental film inspired by Pier Paolo Pasolini's murder.
- John is a corrupt politician wanting to be the Brazil's next president. He receives an enchantment from his grandmother and can't lie anymore. Now he must win the presidential elections telling only the truth.
- An examination of corruption and class warfare in Brazil as told through the stories of a wealthy businessman, a plastic surgeon who assists kidnapping victims and a politician whose income relies on a frog farm.
- A star medical examiner is called to Brasília, the administrative capital of Brazil, to confirm the identity of a beautiful, young congressional aide's dead body. But his scientific rigor soon leads him to details of a multi-layered political scandal.
- Célio Rocha believes he was assigned by God Himself a difficult mission: to persuade his childhood friend Otávio Sabóia, a corrupt entrepeneur in the construction business, to give away all his possessions to the poor.
- Theorists consider the evolution of human society and question the sustainability of the current paradigm.
- The life of Renato Manfredini Júnior, Brazilian musician, from his first involvement with music, to his years in the punk rock band Aborto Alétrico, to the formation of Legião Urbana, in the rock scene of 70's/80's Brasilia.
- A feature-length documentary about contemporary slave labor focusing on the Brazilian Amazon. With narration by Negra Li, the documentary is a resounding record of one of the greatest ills in Brazil.
- Mônica is an actress in a crisis triggered by the overexposure of her life as a celebrity. Young Kelly is not aware of that when she unsuccessfully tries to speak to Mônica as she is leaving a film shooting, in Brazil's countryside. Kelly will not give up and decides to try to meet her muse again.
- Two young women retreat to a remote holiday home. While one of them undergoes a medical abortion, the other quietly cares for her. A snake slithers around them, unnoticed.
- Brazilian singer Laura Monteiro is murdered in her dressing-room by her jealous lover João Fernandes de Oliveira when he discovered she was cheating on his with Assis and planning to escape from him and go to Buenos Aires with Assis. Meanwhile, Belén Moreira, who lives in Favela do Salgueiro and is a dead ringer for Laura, goes to Copacabana with her boyfriend Paulo. Two members of a gang that smuggles precious stones sewn in Carnival costumes see Belén and force the President of the Salgueiro Samba School to invite her to perform Chica da Silva in the Carnival parade in a costume that is adorned with genuine precious stones to be smuggled to Europe.
- The grandfather of a former child star decides to become a superhero and drags his gloomy grandson along with him. The friendship that arises in the adventures may be the power they need to fight death and a meaningless life.
- Understanding the internal terrors of those who live in cities exposing their terrors. The existential crisis, the constant pressure from many fears. An incident awakens something dark in Marcus (Ricardo Gelli). He becomes a man with a mission, determined to set right all the injustice done to him. But once the blood starts flowing, there's no going back. The construction of a psychopath that explores ways to control his fears and longings, but ends up confronting a dark side of the being.
- Coping nature conservancy and economic development is certainly the greatest challenge of our days. How can we avoid that nature conservancy strategies themselves become a mechanism of poverty generation?
- Investigator Fred Lester uncovers a killer using an air pistol firing chemical bullets in the swinging '60s spy thriller RING AROUND THE WORLD, a globe-hopping escapade featuring a plane-and-parachute stunt later repeated in the James Bond film Moonraker.
- 2014's Football World Cup, held in Brazil.
- After being called crazy by her husband, Lucy decides to follow her dream
- Documentary about the writer Clarice Lispector. The film features testimonials from friends and family. The montage is guided by two interviews with the writer and excerpts adapted from her books.
- The Trial documents the trial of Dilma Rousseff, focusing on the defense team, who struggles to prove her innocence against a majority vote by a Congress riddled with corruption. A tale of betrayal and corruption, the film presents Rousseff's personal story: herself imprisoned and tortured by the country's former military dictatorship, she now faces impeachment accused of fiscal crimes. Rousseff declares herself innocent and accuses the right-wing opposition of perpetrating a parliamentary coup d'état. The Trial witnesses how the impeachment triggers a profound political crisis in Brazil. It looks at the collapse of the democratic institutions and at the economic and geopolitical interests at the very heart of this crisis. The film offers a behind-the-scenes look at this historical moment. The filmmaker was granted unique access to the defense team, to deputies and senators and to President Rousseff herself. Ramos' technique is wholly observational, without interviews and narrations. The camera captures physical and conversational interactions in private and political spheres while offering viewers a glimpse of the outdoor mass demonstrations.
- The Brazilian Government leads Latin American countries in the fight against drug cartels. In response drug cartels start a series of attacks against Brazil's cities and natural resources. Their first target is the Amazon Forest.
- Lorena is an ambitious television host on her way to success when she is kidnapped and kept in an underground cistern. This leads her to face her fears and uncover her antagonists.
- A documentary about the press coverage during the Coronavirus pandemic in Brazil.
- A dangerous drug lord operates in Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil. To capture him, the police will do whatever is necessary. Caught in the middle is a frightened population. "Federals" exposes the reality of a country that today is an important route for international drug-trafficking.
- Brasília was built in the 1950s in what was then the relatively empty interior plateau of Brazil. It was created out of nothingness for various reasons including to show what a great country Brazil was/is in showcasing it as its new capital, and to usher in a new urbanism with one of the goals to eliminate class divisions. The city plan by Lúcio Costa, called Plano Piloto, contains a major axis comprised of government buildings designed by Oscar Niemeyer, and a secondary axis sprouting from either side which contains all other urban functions, each separated into its own sector. The plan was designed ultimately to house a population of 500,000 after which satellite cities would be built to accommodate any others required to support the functions of Brasília. In being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plano Piloto cannot be changed. Approximately half a century later, several Brasílians talk about the reality of how Brasília and its surrounding satellite cities ultimately developed, and in general the difficulties of eking out a holistic life in the city in it not being at all what Costa and Niemeyer envisioned in how it was supposed to function for the average Brasílian. While some of those interviewed are directly affected by Brasília itself - one an architect who works in the Federal District planning department, and another, training to be a phone counselor, a "Brasília" souvenir seller on the side - and thus have some stake in the future of Plano Piloto, most are average Joes or Janes Public who must learn to survive within what is largely considered this emotionally and practically harsh environment.
- In a forgotten corner of the vast Brazilian bureaucracy, a psychotic boss uses a time machine to enslave his lazy employees and increase productivity.
- Five years after the events of "The Capital of the Dead", Lucas joins forces with the traumatized Denise. Together they attempt to keep their sanity while fighting off the undead in a world where zombies are not the most dangerous beings.
- Some say blockchain is the second coming of the Internet, that it will change the way our world operates permanently. Others call it a scam. It enables the making of billionaires, but it has also put people in jail. "Next" embarks on a journey for answers: what makes blockchain fascinating yet controversial? What does it mean to have blockchain in our lives? Most of all, what will it bring next?
- A man who is tormented by his intuitions and by dreams goes away to find answers to his discomfort. Revelations are made to him along his path, until he meets his soul mate and is prepared to the Blue Desert.
- Senator Maria Pilar (Dira Paes) is a good example that the backstage of the power of Brasilia (capital of Brazil) do not belong only to the world of men.
- The decadent poet Julia wants to invent an image from another world, but she envies her ghost children who are more talented than she is.
- A Machine to Live In is a hybrid documentary linking the cosmic power structures of the state to the mystical architecture of cults and utopian cities in the remote hinterlands of Brazil.
- Jorge Bodanzky uses his effective memories from the period he attended the University of Brasília to show us a whole panel the youth of the 60s, with their dreams and expectations, crises and interrupted projects.
- In 1883, in Italy, Father Dom Bosco had a visionary dream about the building of the city of Brasilia, capital of Brazil since 1960. It was revealed to him that, at the day of his death, a process of three generations of sixty years each would begin. In the first two generations, mankind's attitudes would be evaluated, and its consequences would start over the promised city after 120 years. We are at the beginning of the third generation, when a group of friends realizes that the capital city is being roamed by the living dead, and they attempt survival at every cost.
- Swede is a young man in his 20's. He doesn't know how to dance, how to flirt or how to relax. He'd like to have someone to talk to, but he is alone. Except for Melissa, the only woman in the world who can understand him.
- Slumdog becomes a famous councilman and comes to be an obstacle to the mayor. While he's living a thug life and facing death threats, he is the only one that can change the city's politics.