Meditação de Carnaval

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

Documentary about the rise and fall of Leandro de Itaquera Samba School, a cultural organization from São Paulo east end that had a major role...

Amid the explosion of colors, sounds, and excesses of Olinda’s 2025 Carnival, Cuceteiras VII: "Cucesniff?" dives into the behind-the-scenes of...

Pelé, a retired nurse, revisits his memories as a performer in the Boi Tira-Teima group from Caruaru, Pernambuco. Between longing for the past...

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted...