Antonio Luiz Mendes Movies

Financial problems in a religious school for girls force the government to interfere. While waiting in the conference hall to communicate the fact to...

At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy...

One of the most important events in Brazilian history, the Búzios Revolt of 1798 was led by dozens of black men who rose up to overthrow the...

It tells the story of a Brazilian filmmaker, Lucas. When his mother, Alice, dies in Belo Horizonte, he searches for his family's Portuguese roots...

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro...

With Brasilia as a setting, the film tries to recreate the political environment in Brazil when civilians were able to found new political parties,...

Antero and Maria Araújo's story is the shortcut chosen by the director to show life in Maraima, a small town in the state of Ceará,...

Mission 115 was the name given by DOI-CODI (an army repression body during the military dictatorship) to a supposed "vigilance" operation in Rio de...

A street singer, a former prostitute and her jealous husband, two thieves, a teacher and two children. All strangers. All in the same place. Five...

In a beautiful coastal retreat, a seductive young woman ignites a rivalry between two surfers vying for her affection. One of them is trying to move...

The story of two brothers who are trying to farm in the Brazilian Amazon.

Flute player Carlos Malta searches for traditional pife players and the mutual dependencies they share with the contemporary music to which he...

Film Editor/Director Ricardo Miranda makes a homage to his friend Paulo Cezar Saraceni

Poet Cruz e Souza was a black man, born in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where the majority of the population are blonde. He was also poor and...