O Carnaval é de Pelé

Carne de Carnaval

January 2019 •Portuguese

Memória em Verde e Rosa

June 2016 •Portuguese

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

Carnaval Claudia Leitte: We Can Do It!

March 2021 •Portuguese

Heirs

Invalid date •Portuguese

Herdeiros (Heirs) is a documentary about samba, about carnival, about the power of a resistant tradition. Shot in Morro da Serrinha in Rio, the film tells the story of the cultural and musical heritage, of the African heritage of formerly enslaved people in Brazil today.

Labyrinth

May 2016 •German

Arthur et les confettis

October 2023 •French

Black Orpheus

June 1959 •Portuguese

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Nao ’t Zuuje

January 2018 •Dutch

Azougue Nazareth

November 2019 •Portuguese

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

À Festa. À Guerra.

January 2015 •Portuguese

Jonah

October 2016 •Portuguese

During Carnival in São Paulo, a young man and young woman who knew each other as children meet again after many years and the social barriers that have kept them apart. Bad decisions lead the boy to hide with the girl inside a whale float.

Nossa Escola de Samba

January 1965 •Portuguese

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

Bruscky: Um Autorretrato

April 2025 •Portuguese

Christmas Goat

December 2016 •Portuguese

A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.

An Unforgettable Year – Summer

June 2023 •Portuguese

In order to study fashion in so-desired Paris, a young country girl who hates Carnival travels to Rio de Janeiro to try to get support from the most famous designer in Brazil. Set on sneaking into the sewing team of one of the biggest samba schools, she will discover that Carnival only lasts for a week, but a love story can change her entire life.

Santa Rita de Sampa

June 2024 •Portuguese

Based on parts of Rita Lee’s autobiography “Uma Autobiografia”, the documentary explores Rita’s remaining legacy in her childhood home, which is currently the residency of missionaries. This film seeks to investigate the persistence of memories of spaces that no longer exist.

Deixa O Samba Me Levar

June 2025 •Portuguese

Sou Carnaval de São Salvador

January 2019 •Portuguese

Music for now!

June 2024 •Portuguese

The film is about the vinyl record culture and presents a panel of stories, searches, collecting, in various locations in Rio de Janeiro.

The Little Prince's Rap Against The Wicked Souls

August 2000 •Portuguese

A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.