Fernando Duarte Movies

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt...

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research...

Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of...

Marta, a young mother, hardly believes when she hears her young baby speak. She tries to convince the other people in the family of the fact, but...

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way....

During the Brazilian military government, journalist Estêvão is sent from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to cover the important statement of...

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

A report on Sarney's inauguration as the governor of the Maranhão state. His promises are heard alongside images of the grim reality.

Documentary about Flamengo, one of the most popular soccer teams in Brazil

Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by...

In the city of Porto das Caixas, a woman seeks help from multiple lovers to murder her dirty husband. Desperate to free herself, she decides to put...

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

A brief look at Amazonas, its population, their costumes, the rich nature and its importance to Brazil and the world.

Mr. Kapa and his assistant meet Iara, a mythical being, in a river with purple waters. Geléia, the assistant, fills a bottle with this magic...

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and...

The film records the commemorative tour of the ten years of the career of the Bahia singers Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia and...