
6.8
Macunaima
IMDb: 6.8 1969 110 min
Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an ...

7.3
The Priest and the Girl
IMDb: 7.3 1966 90 min
In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the ...

7
Garrincha: Joy of the People
IMDb: 7 1962 60 min
Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer’s history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic ...

7.7
Cat Skin
IMDb: 7.7 1962 15 min
A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the ...

7
The Poet of the Castle
IMDb: 7 1959 11 min
A 10-minute portrait of modernist poet and de Andrade’s godfather, Manuel Bandeira, is clear in its affection for it subject, though like many ...

6.2
The Master of Apipucos
IMDb: 6.2 1959 10 min
Documentary about influential Brazilian sociologist Gilberto Freyre, made in his country house in Apipucos, Pernambuco (Northeast Brazil).