Grande Otelo Movies

Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an...

The story of a famous Brazilian bandit in the early 1970s and his fight against a paramilitary organization known as the Death Squad.

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an...

A rock singer goes to Brazil to shoot a video, but winds up getting kidnapped and enduring a number of seemingly bizarre and hilarious events.

For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to historical chronology but soon starts to move...

Quilombo dos Palmares was a real-life democratic society, created in Brazil in the 17th century. This incredibly elaborate (and surprisingly...

A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor. Overcoming poverty and...

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.

For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more...

A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.

Account an important part of the history of Brazil, through its main character, Anayde Beiriz a poet, journalist and revolutionary and libertarian...

Three friends meeting after the absence of one of them for 15 years out of the country. This sudden gathering give them the opportunity to examine...

The life of a famous Brazilian film and television actor, including testimonials from people who knew him and worked with him, as well as excerpts...

Fantasy comedy about Brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade, one of the most important icons of Modernism in Brazil. In the film, Oswald is played by two...

Documentary on one of Brazil's most controversial personalities: Getúlio Vargas, an ex-president.

Young man participates in TV contests to help the girl he loves using the money he expects to win.

A vivacious woman tries to please all of her lovers but finds she can't handle the jealousy that erupts among them.