Leandro Saraiva
Directing
Known For

The series is based on the award-winning Brazilian film City of God, which itself was nominated for Oscars in four categories, including Best Director for Fernando Meireles. Based on the story of two friends, Laranjinha and Acerola, who live adventurous and dangerous lives in a Rio de Janeiro slum, 'City of Men' brings into sharp relief the condition of children and adolescents in these areas, realistically yet with a dose of humor.
City of Men
The rise of MC Sabrina, a young Brazilian funk singer, from her beginnings in Morro dos Prazeres to the electrifying favela parties that pulse through the heart of Rio de Janeiro.
Funk

Mário returned to the world of the dead. He dug his escape into the earth, with no intention of taking revenge on the powerful men who pursued him. "The Fury (2024)" starts from a fantastic premise, a poetic license, to conclude the trilogy begun by "The Guns (1964)" and "The Fall (1978)."
A Fúria

Curt Nimuendajú is a German ethnologist who lived in Brazil from 1903 until his death. In addition to having studied and defended the rights of about 50 indigenous peoples, he lived as one of them in each tribe. Nimuendajú died in 1945, in the Amazon, under unknown circumstances.
Nimuendajú

An award-winning doc focusing on the idea of "disappearance" in both fascist dictatorships and our own Western cultures.