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The loving relationship between a sculptor and a dancer.

A pawn shop proprietor buys used goods from desperate locals--as much to play perverse power games as for his own livelihood, but when the perfect rump and a backed-up toilet enter his life, he loses all control.

A group of strangers from different countries end up on Rio's beaches. Seeking self-fulfillment, they look for answers to existential questions. Yet it isn't until their different paths cross that they begin to understand why they came.

The unusual meeting between three deserters from different nationalities (Brazil, German and Italy) during World War II.

A Nigerian musician travels to Brazil to find his long lost brother.

Every time a child draws a monster, he comes to life in a very special place: the Monstrous Monster World, spreading chaos wherever he goes. It remains to Lali and her monstrous friends - Luisa, Dede and Gorgo - resolve the confusion learning something with it.

Former political activist receives compensation money for her husband's disappearance, during the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964-1985). She is now able to afford a new home. While moving in, a visitor forces her to review her entire history.

Christopher Kirk, a bored American geek, moves to Colombia to chase Escobar's hippos. Once there, he falls in love with a beautiful and mysterious woman.

Biopic about the late Joãozinho Trinta, a self-taught classical dancer who turned Rio's Carnival into an international phenomenon in the 1970s and '80s by directing parades for samba schools and putting focus on costumes and decor.

Fabricating Tom Zé is a documentary that portrays the life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary mixes different video, film and animation formats in order to show a detailed vision of Tom Zé's personal musical universe, in which a guitar and a vacuum cleaner have the same melodic importance. In intimate interviews, he narrates different parts of his life and tells us about his musical debut in the early 60s, his downfall during the 70s and his 90s comeback. The film carries interviews with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, David Byrne and others. Tom Zé, at his 70th anniversary, continues to produce highly original music.

Frustrated about the 21st century, a teenage girl swaps places with her ancestor with a dressing table. Traveling through the 19th century, alongside her brother, she witnesses major historical events of the brazilian history.

A documentary about the crowd of people that commingle throughout the 3.5km of the Minhocão, an overpass in the central region of São Paulo, built during Brazil's military dictatorship.

The film follows the daily lives of residents of a community, made up of two favelas and a housing complex in São Paulo, which is about to undergo an urbanization process. However, possible urbanization generates resistance from residents of the most valued area of the neighborhood, in a movement known as "Not in my backyard".

Former publicist Cecília decides to use her marketing talents to open a restaurant aimed at foodies, whose unique dish is chicken in a sauce with a secret seasoning, made by her grandmother, Maroca.

is a film about the feminine. Visiting the celebrations of the Virgin Mary's (Marias) from Brasil, Cuba, México, Peru and Nicarágua, the director Joana Mariani observes the similarities and disparities among their cultures, and listen to women who have their very particular stories about life, faith and devotion. The result is a very singular film that shows that the image of the Virgin Mary (Maria) is a lot more than a religious figure or the mother of Christ.

The story of eight great Brazilian writers, unveiling the different personalities and talents of the country's literary universe.

Martin is divorced as has not lived with his daughter for a long time. When Sara is back in his care, he discovers that the girl is far from a typical teenager.

A German actor lands in Montevideo. After his arrival, he gets lost and runs into a group of young men who try to rob him. He meets Pedro, an ex-addict in his forties and Nelson, a laconic security guard whose wife has left him.

The program investigates the overwhelming invasion of the internet in audiovisual media. The image in its most precise, ephemeral and, above all, instantaneous and spontaneous state.

After thirteen years in Guantanamo, Muhammad is set free and taken to Uruguay. He has a second chance in an unknown place where he shall start to live a new life in freedom.