Felippe Schultz Mussel

Through deep examination, this documentary from Oscar nominee Petra Costa explores the profound impact of evangelism on Brazil's political landscape.

Justino, a 45-year-old member of the indigenous Desana people, is a security guard at the Manaus harbor. As his daughter prepares to soon depart to Brasília, Justino comes down with a mysterious fever.

Five undercover cops at Complexo do Alemão, one of Rio de Janeiro's most dangerous areas, have their covers blown by drug dealers. Arrested, they wait execution or to be rescued by police forces that would risk expose a larger operation.

A bedroom. A husband, a lover, a closet. A pair of shoes. Oh, and a wife... and a camera crew.

Bianca manages a precarious living as a talented but underemployed actress in Rio de Janeiro, performing for private events dressed as movie icons. Troubled by the belief that she has missed her big break, Bianca's situation is upturned by an audition that leads to a rare opportunity.

Joy is a fable about courage and youth. It tells the story of Luiza, 16 year old girl, who can not stand to hear about the end of the world… On a Christmas night, his cousin John is mysteriously shot in a street in the Lowlands and disappears into the night. Weeks later, while Luiza spends days alone in the apartment where he lives with his mother in Rio de Janeiro, a mysterious visitor comes knocking on your door: John, as a ghost, asking to hide there.

On a Saturday, unhappy with her marriage, Carol gets ready to leave, her husband usually goes to a soccer match and bring his friends back home for lunch. The dish of the day is feijoada. This film is an adaptation of the short story "Feijoada Completa" by Luis Fernando Verissimo, in turn inspired by the homonymous Chico Buarque' song.

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One of the greatest phenomena of brazilian music of recent times, the band Los Hermanos gains an intimate record and true to its spirit in the documentary by Maria Ribeiro. In 2007, after a decade together and four albums released, the members of the band Los Hermanos announced, at the height of their success, that they would take an indefinite break. After a five-year hiatus, they got together for a tour that spanned 12 brazilian cities. The documentary accompanies the presentations in five of these cities (Recife, Brasília, Salvador, Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro), revealing the daily life of a tour, the backstage of the shows and the always warm participation of the fans.

Focusing on the real-imaginary doubt, the film delves into the role of the stage actor alongside the set-up of Sam Shepard's 'Mente Mentira'.

Two girls star in this musical drama amazing road! A van, a beach, a reed, very homesick, girls in flower perched at gas stations… and a little music.

As head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Brazilian diplomat José Bustani became an obstacle in America’s march to war with Iraq. Ousted from his position, he now revisits the chilling events that marked a turning point in global power structures.

The night side of a modernist icon. The fauna and flora of Roberto Burle Marx's gardens inhabited by visitors to Parque do Flamengo while the city of Rio de Janeiro falls asleep.

It's dusk when the wind blows.

Filmed in Rio de Janeiro, the film follows the World Cup from the point of view of two groups of young people from Rio: one that meets at the traditional fan stronghold in the Tijuca neighborhood, Alzirão, and the other made up of young people from the Frente Nacional dos Torcedores. While the first group dedicates itself to decorating its street in green and yellow, adorning it with banners and setting up a large screen to welcome thousands of fans, the other has an important political role on the streets, questioning the process of elitizing football, the high ticket prices and the billions spent on stadium renovations.

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Rio de Janeiro, 2011. Announced worldwide as the main stage for Brazilian social ills, Rio's favelas are, paradoxically, among the most seductive postcards in Rio de Janeiro. Immersed in the tours through Favela da Rocinha, the documentary investigates the desires and images involved in the construction of this disputed tourist destination. A market that, attentive to the demands, does not cease to project its new attractions.

Rafael lives with his grandmother in Copacabana. After some incidents he sees the world from a new perspective.

Faced with the advancement of eucalyptus plantations, a farmer and an indigenous community stand as resistance and reveal the impact of monoculture on the environment, in contrast to traditional ways of life. The enemy can also be green.

André is the son of Sérgio, both two of the greatest brazilian writers.