City of God 2002 ( 8.428)

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

Brazilian Western 2013 ( 6.3)

When João goes to Brazil in search of a better life, he meets punk music enthusiast Maria and falls in love with her. But his involvement in the local drug trade makes him the target of a vicious drug lord.

Once Upon a Time in Rio 2008 ( 7.451)

Situated just above the awe-inspiring Ipanema beach in Rio is the Cantagalo slum. Every day, floods of Cantagalo residents make their way down the mountain, only to disappear into their surroundings as part of the invisible working-class that cleans apartments, works in restaurants, and sells food along the scenic, sun-drenched shores. Young Dé (Thiago Martins) is just such a man. Dé lives with his mother Bernadette (Cyria Coentro) in a cramped Cantagalo apartment, selling hot dogs on the beach in order to make the rent. His brother Beto was killed when Dé was just a young boy, and his adopted brother Carlão (Rocco Pitanga) has been jailed for a robbery that he didn't commit. One day, while working on the beach, Dé meets Nina (Vitória Frate). Nina is the only child of a successful lawyer named Evandro (Paulo César Grande), who's none to happy to discover that his daughter is dating a member of the lower class. How...

Noite das estrelas 2021

At Madame's 46th birthday party, one of the artists of the Noite das Estrelas, veterans and newcomers meet on a slab in the Maré favela. Between glamour, close-ups, performances and memories, they sew time and celebrate their bodies, which collectively live and resist through the arts. The short film is produced by Entidade Maré, a research project aimed at rescuing the narratives of LGBTI+ people from the favelas of Maré, in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro.

Expresso Parador 2023

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ALIVE 2024

On his return to live streaming, Max is surprised by an atypical scenario.