Documentary about the rise and fall of Leandro de Itaquera Samba School, a cultural organization from São Paulo east end that had a major role during the profissionalization of Carnival competition in the city.
Acústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho
Memória, identidades e ancestralidade como possibilidade do estudo de história em sala de aula
Breaking the circle
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.
A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.
Documentary made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira, Paulo da Portela.
Cesta za tancem
82 Minutos
Samba de Memorias
Grupo Revelação: Ao Vivo No Olimpo
Beautiful tribute to the composer Elton Medeiros. Together with his last partner Vidal Assis, he sings, tells stories and moves.
Deixa O Samba Me Levar
Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic guitar, Paulinho da Viola showing his masterpiece "Coisas do Mundo, Minha Nega", that he had just finished, and Márcia, a singer from São Paulo.
SAMBANCESTRAL
O Samba Antes do Samba
Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilian music and vision of the black people.
Maria Bethânia e Zeca Pagodinho: De Santo Amaro a Xerém
Noitada de Samba
Bateria Meritíssima TABU 2023