Stories of Samba

A man escapes to a bar late at night to avoid being alone. But when more and more partying people come into the bar and start encouraging him to join...

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de...

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has...

Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District...

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with...

Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful...

The lives and loves of several people all intersect in the Golden Gai, a labyrinth of alleys and bars located in central Tokyo.

A biopic about star Elza Soares, considered one of the greatest samba singers ever and a symbol of the struggle against racism and women...

As two brothers watch a news cast about extra terrestrial beings, the older brother uses the opportunity to make an analogy about their world being...

An introverted private investigator is hired to work on an unusual case that involves him with a mysterious woman in a scarlet dress. As the night...

A pictorial portrait of the legendary sambista, Assis Valente. The film traces his biography in a sensorial way, capturing a world divided between...

Rikki was devorced recently, and now find herself paying the bills on her own. And life is not cheap, especially when you have a young child to care...