In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the homosexual drug dealer lord Rainha Diaba (Milton Gonçalves) Read More »
Tag Archives: Brazil
A Grande Feira (1961) Roberto Pires, Geraldo Del Rey, Helena Ignez, Luiza Maranhão
Made in the famous “Água de Meninos” market, the greatest popular market in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Read More »
Sister Dulce: The Angel from Brazil / Irmã Dulce (2014) Vicente Amorim, Regina Braga, Bianca Comparato, Gracindo Júnior
The life of Dulce, a Bahian nun, who guided by her faith dedicated her life to the needy and was beatified by the Vatican. Read More »
So Hard to Forget / Como Esquecer (2010) Malu De Martino, Ana Paula Arósio, Murilo Rosa, Natália Lage
Julia is a 35-year-old English Literature teacher struggling with depression as she tries to get her life Read More »
The Xango from Baker Street / O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) Miguel Faria Jr., Joaquim de Almeida, Anthony O’Donnell, Maria de Medeiros
Rio de Janeiro, 1886. Actress Sarah Bernhardt performs at the city’s Municipal Theater Read More »
The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga / A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga (1965) Roberto Santos, Leonardo Villar, Joffre Soares, Maria Ribeiro
Augusto Matraga is a violent aggressive farmer who after being betrayed Read More »
The Second Mother / Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015) Anna Muylaert, Regina Casé, Helena Albergaria, Michel Joelsas
When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears Read More »
To the Left of the Father / Lavoura Arcaica (2001) Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Selton Mello, Simone Spoladore, Raul Cortez
The story concerns a young man living at home, André (Selton Mello) Read More »
O Castelo das Taras (1982) Julius Belvedere
Three female undergraduates and their parapsychology teacher Read More »
The Angel of the Night / O Anjo da Noite (1974)
Student girl goes to a mansion in Petrópolis, Brazil, to babysit two children Read More »