Rio, Zona Norte
Aug 26, 1957A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him.
Drama
Haroldo de Oliveira
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Os Mendigos
Dec 21, 1963Comedy
Parceiros da Aventura
Jun 10, 1979Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.
Drama
Pedreira de São Diogo
Nov 20, 1962Men work in a quarry on the edge of a hill where a slum is located, of which they are residents. The slope is blown up, advancing to the land near the shacks. Slum dwellers are warned that new explosions can cause damage. The community decides to place itself on the slope, preventing another explosion; without attitude, the foreman gives up on blowing up the hill.
Drama
Os Foragidos da Violência
Dec 15, 1979
As Aventuras Amorosas de um Padeiro
Jan 01, 1975A newlywed woman, frustrated after her honeymoon, decides to search for lovers on the streets and ends up causing a conflict between her husband, a baker and a black artist.
Comedy
O Mau-Caráter
Jan 01, 1974A man leads a double life: during the day, he's the manager of a car shop but, when the sun goes down, he becomes a crook, pretending to be a playboy (the target being old women), a sultan who is gathering money for his cause, helped by a fake baron and his beautiful daughter.
Comedy
Cinco Vezes Favela
Jan 01, 1962Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Drama
Barra Pesada
Oct 31, 1977Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.
Crime
Crueldade Mortal
Dec 18, 1976Man leaves his family behind and moves to Nova Iguaçu, a poor and violent city in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. He tries to rebuild his life, but falls in love with a woman who despises him, which drives him mad.
Drama
Longa Noite do Prazer
Nov 07, 1983
A Rainha Diaba
May 27, 1974Rio's criminal underworld is run by an unexpected boss: a femme Queen with a taste for power and violence. But heavy lies the crown: what Queen can trust her subjects, however fabulous? When she sets up a stoolie to take the fall for her boy, a plot against Her Majesty arises!
Crime
Chico Rei
Jan 20, 1985Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil.
History
Cinco Vezes Favela
Jan 01, 1962Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.
Drama
Xica da Silva
Aug 11, 1997Soap
Escrava Isaura
Feb 04, 1977The difficulties faced by a young, sweet-hearted white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial time period.
Drama
