Luiz Carlos Barreto Movies

Memories of a parrot who participated in the filming of the classic Vidas Secas, in 1962, where it was featured along the puppy Baleia.

João-Sem-Direção knows Carvalhaes that proposes a blow to him. John does not accept the proposal, but ends up earning a hefty...

João Goulart (known as Jango) had been democratically elected president of Brazil, but was expelled from office after the coup of April 1,...

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of...

Documentary that tells several stories: of the struggle of rural workers in Conceição to recover their union; of Dona Mariquinha, widow...

Searching for Makunaima is a cultural and historical account of the most Brazilian character there is in fiction. The film begins with Makunaima, one...

Fable about the financial and social ascension of a black man in a small town, in the interior of the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and his...

Adaptation of Machado de Assis’s classic novel “Dom Casmurro”. Bentinho and Capitu are friends since childhood and end up marrying....

Expedito, after being abandoned by his parents, became Zefa's adopted son until he became a man and started earning his living as an independent...

This documentary shows a country that has lifted 36 million people out of extreme poverty in 12 years.

Jorjamado no Cinema foi feito para um programa de televisão consagrado ao escritor Jorge Amado. Nesse documentário, Jorge Amado...

Filmmaker Roberto Farias' passion for cinema is revealed by his daughter Marise Farias through an intimate look, from childhood to his political,...

From Ceará to Bahia, passing through Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Pernambuco (and with the counterpoint of the Northeastern...