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O Abajour é a história de Guilherme (interpretado pelo ator Alex Reis). Um rapaz que conquista um padrão de vida invejável... Mora em um sofisticado apartamento no Leblon, bairro nobre da Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro, namora a filha de um advogado conceituado e de bastante prestígio na sociedade carioca. Guilherme gosta de freqüentar os melhores lugares, usa roupas e acessórios de marca e é para as pessoas uma referência de "bom moço", pela maneira gentil e atenciosa com que trata os amigos e com quem se relaciona, mas por trás de todas essas qualidades ele esconde um segredo que lhe pode custar muito caro. Guilherme trabalha como "Abajour" um tipo de informante X9 da polícia corrupta do Rio e descobre que seu amigo de infância e viciado em drogas "Murilo" (interpretado pelo ator Daniel Bouzas), está endividado com um "agiota" barra pesada chamado "Moby" (interpretado pelo ator Daniel Braga). Mesmo resistindo no início, Guilherme acaba se comovendo com o desespero do amigo e resolve ajudá-lo. A partir daí, os dois seguem em busca de uma solução, mas eles tem pouco tempo e muitos obstáculos a serem superados. Tudo isso pode dar muito errado e os dois amigos podem estar mais encrencados do que pensam. "O Abajour" is the story of Guilherme (played by Alex Reis). A young man that attains an enviable lifestyle... He lives in a sophisticated apartment in Leblon, an exclusive neighborhood in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, dates the daughter of a prestigious lawyer in the "carioca" high society. Guilherme enjoys the finer things in life, the best clothes, nightclubs, and is known by everyone as a "nice guy". But behind all these qualities lies a secret that can cost him everything. Guilherme makes a living as an "abajour" (lit. a "lamp" which is a term used for a kind of informer for the corrupt police in Rio de Janeiro) and he finds out his childhood friend and drug-addict Murilo (played by Daniel Bouzas) owes a large amount of money to a dangerous loan shark named Moby (played by Daniel Braga). Resisting at first, Guilherme ends up feeling moved by the plight of his friend and decides to help him. From that point they strike out to find a solution, but they have little time and many obstacles to surpass. All of this might go very wrong and the two friends may be in much more trouble than they suspect.

The story of the famous street cleaner from Brazil, Renato Sorriso (Smile). From a poor background in Rio de Janeiro to the closing ceremony of London 2012, he enchanted the world with his samba and his joy.

When the heart stops beating, there are still 200 seconds of consciousness left before we die. What would you do if you could meet yourself at different moments in your life during these last 200 seconds?

Through the patients, family members and medical teams life stories, we try to see beyond the stereotypes and prejudices surrounding mental illness.

Beto, a policeman from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, goes to South Africa trying to understand how that country managed to clean up the marks of Apartheid and what we brazilians can learn from your society.

A woman travels through a chilling landscape of dreams and nightmares in which the rules of logic do not apply. The rooms she encounters are specklessly white, creating blank spaces that give no frame of reference. It makes the few symbols she does find stand out: doors, a heavy key, a knife, a clock. The items all seem to carry a subconscious meaning, but what is it? Enough to think about, but the haunting images, sound and music go straight to the gut.

The bull car (Carro de Boi) is a means of transportation about to be extinct. It is a rich popular culture in the inlands of Brazil. With poetic images and sounds the documentary shows us the details of the party of the Carro de Boi in Raposo, Rio de Janeiro.

Former President Lula speaks for the last time before being arrested on April 7, 2018.

A man and a woman follow different paths in a hot night in Rio de Janeiro, searching for something they don't know how to find.