Acting
Sérgio de Oliveira Cabral Santos ORB (Rio de Janeiro, May 27, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, July 14, 2024) was a Brazilian journalist, writer, composer and researcher.
Documentary about João Nogueira, popular singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today.
A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the carnivals of 1981 and 1982, interviewing several residents who tell the story of more than half a century of the favela's existence and emphasizing its community importance and cultural, to the sound of the most beautiful sambas composed on Mangueira.
Life and work of brazilian actor, poet and songwriter Mário Lago.
Erotic comedy in five segments, starring the same actor, Chico Anysio: O Torneio (The Tournament), A Boca (The Mouth), O Filminho (The Short Film), A Suspeita (The Suspicion) and O Apartamento (The Apartment).
The 1948 South American Championship, won by Vasco, the first continental world champion. In the absence of period records, radio commentary was recreated, and the highlights were animated. The trajectory of CR Vasco da Gama up to that point: the fight against racism, São Januário as the country's main sports and social arena, and the culture dominated by Vasco fans.
A movie about Banda de Ipanema, one of Rio de Janeiro’s most traditional Carnaval blocks, and its founder Albino Pinheiro.
In the 1970s, "festivals" were incredibly popular in Brazil, as they were recorded before a live studio audience, and usually featured a number of elimination rounds. They also formed the springboard for the career of many a big-name stars, such as Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Carlos and Gilberto Gil. Appearing on such a program was no cakewalk, however: audiences could be as wild in their condemnation as in their appreciation of an artist. Extensive archive footage (including performances and behind-the-scenes interviews) from the turbulent final evening of the Festival of Brazilian Popular Music 1967 paints a fascinating picture, not only of the transformation of Brazilian music into real "festival" music, but also of a society starting to buck against the yoke of military rule.
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
Even with all the brutality in the Brazilian dictatorial period, many artists presented themselves as a resistance, using their talent and creativity as a way to trick the censorship.
A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.