Floriano Peixoto

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Carandiru
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Carandiru

Mar 21, 2003
La prison de Carandiru, à São Paulo, est la plus grande d'Amérique latine. Dans cet endroit surpeuplé et délabré, un célèbre médecin doit mener un programme de prévention contre le sida. Habitué à la médecine haut de gamme, il va devoir apprendre à se débrouiller en se fiant à son instinct. Peu à peu, il découvre les détenus, leur monde à part, leur humanité et leur fabuleuse envie de vivre. A force de contacts et de temps, il gagne leur respect et partage leurs secrets. A travers son regard, c'est toute la tragédie sociale d'un pays qui se révèle, jusqu'au jour du terrible massacre de Carandiru...
Drama
Madame Satan
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Madame Satan

Oct 03, 2002
Madame Satã s'inspire librement du personnage de Joao Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976), plus connu sous le nom de "Madame Satã", un homme noir d'1m78 et 88 kilos de muscle. Tour à tour malandrin, travesti, bagarreur, cuisinier, héros, taulard, père adoptif de sept enfants, Satã a passé la plupart de sa vie dans les rues chaudes de Lapa, le Montmartre des Tropiques, le Rio bohémien. Madame Satã est le portrait de ce personnage explosif et complexe, à la fois maître généreux, traître cruel et amant dévoué. Ce film retrace également l'émergence de la culture afro-brésilienne urbaine et vibrante du Rio de Janeiro des années qui suivirent l'abolition de l'esclavage au Brésil (1888).
Crime
O Mensageiro
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O Mensageiro

Aug 15, 2024
Vera, imprisoned at a military fortress during the dictatorship, 1969, get to know a soldier, Armando, who, in the face of torture, decides to take messages from Vera to his family and establishes an affective relationship with D. Maria, Vera’s mother. Despite the horrors of the time, the film works on this possibility of a dialogue between two lonely and lost human beings: a high-middle-class lady and a young southerner of rural origin. Today, Vera, aged 70, is a professor at the university, and debates with her students about politics, forgiveness and Hannah Arendt.
Drama
L'huître et le vent
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L'huître et le vent

Oct 17, 1997
Sur une île inquiétante battue par les vents, une jeune fille isolée du monde découvre les affres de l'adolescence... La jeune Marcela vit recluse sur une petite île avec son père, José, gardien de phare sévère et protecteur. Seul le vieux Daniel lui fait découvrir le monde à travers la lecture et l'écriture. Marcela grandit, ignorante malgré elle de la réalité extérieure, nourrie seulement par les récits des marins qui viennent régulièrement approvisionner le phare. Prisonnière de son île rocheuse avec pour seul confident son journal intime, elle s'invente un univers de fantasmes dans lequel elle tombe amoureuse du vent. Mais l'arrivée de Roberto, jeune homme simple d'esprit qui vient aider José, bouleverse la vie de la jeune fille et conduit l'histoire à une fin imprévisible. Aussi imprévisible et mystérieuse que le vent...
Drama
Olga
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Olga

Aug 20, 2004
Based upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to uphold the Allies.
Drama
Veja Esta Canção
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Veja Esta Canção

Sep 15, 1994
Four love stories which portray a wide gamut of emotions and desires against the backdrop of Rio de Janeiro. "Elephant's Stomp" : the story of a highway patrol officer who is infatuated with a mulatto dancer at a local nightclub. "Drao" : a publicity man and a boutique owner who face a crises in their marriage. "You Are Beautiful" : two homeless teenagers seek love amidst their personal misery. "Samba of the Great Passion" : a book maker who is charmed and captivated by the voice of a female singer coming from a building across the street. Characters in search of love in order to escape from the boredom, loneliness and helplessness of their lives.
Drama
Brava Gente Brasileira
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A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, Diogo Infante, astronome, naturaliste et cartographe portugais, est envoyé par la Couronne du Portugal dans la région centrale du Brésil, le Pantanal. En arrivant là-bas, il découvre les relations violentes et meurtrières qui déchirent Indiens et Portugais.
History
Belaventura
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Belaventura

Jan 26, 2018
While the distant kingdom of Belaventura was preparing to choose his new King between Otoniel and Severoo, two men full of ambition, Pietra a poor peasant, and Enrico, rich and future heir to the throne, met for the first time and awakened a beautiful and impossible passion. However, 15 years after the separation that fate has given them, the prince and the plebeian will eventually find each other again to fight together for the future of all their people.
Soap
Todas as Mulheres do Mundo
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In this contemporary romantic comedy about love in all its forms, All the Women in the World tells the story of Paulo, a bohemian dreamer that lives his relationships intensively, falling deeply for all the women he meets. Never able to forget Maria Alice, his greatest love, he counts on the advice of his two best friends to face the emotions of his accomplishments and breakups.
Drama
Poder Paralelo
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Poder Paralelo

Mar 10, 2010
The first scenes of the telenovela Another Power were recorded at Palermo and Tonnara di Scopello two cities in Italy. One of the most impressive scenes was the terrible explosion of a car where were Tony Castellamare’s wife and their twin daughters; after he arrive at the crime scene, he testified the explosion causing the death of his family.
Soap
Chamas da Vida
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Chamas da Vida

Apr 28, 2009
This telenovela is full of secrets. The plot releases love stories, hate, friendship, revenge, friendship, hate and many surprises. The exciting story of Flame of Life shows a love growing interest started in two childhood friends who haven’t seen each other for many years and are bring back together in a tragic moment.
Soap
Explode Coração
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Explode Coração

May 03, 1996
Explode Coração is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced by Rede Globo and aired between November 6, 1995 and May 4, 1996, with a total of 155 chapters. Written entirely by Glória Perez and directed by Ary Coslov, Gracie and Carlos Araújo Júnior, production had general direction and core Dennis Carvalho, and was the 51st "of eight novel" the state broadcaster. Ricardo Macchi, Edson Celulari and Teresa Seiblitz play the leading roles in a plot centered on the love triangle formed by the protagonists and addressing the culture of the gypsies in Brazil.
Soap
América
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América

Nov 04, 2005
Sol and Tião are born to different social backgrounds—she to a poor suburban family in Rio, and him to an even poorer family who raised cattle in West São Paulo State. They eventually meet, due to unlikely circumstances, but part again, as she has set as her ultimate priority to reach the United States or bust. While she comes to the U.S. to live as an illegal immigrant, he remains in Brazil and, despite many trials and tribulations, he becomes a successful rodeo cowboy.
Soap
Luz do Sol
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Luz do Sol

Nov 20, 2007
At her birthday party, a little girl disappears and her family is left desperate. Years later, their hope returns in the form of a seaside young woman.
Drama
Rebelde
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Rebelde

Oct 12, 2012
Elite Way is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the country, where students have access to high quality education and play sports. Despite the rigid schedule, the richest families in Rio de Janeiro want that their children study in the Elite Way. This is the case of Alice, Diego, Roberta, Carla and Tomás, some rebel teenagers and full of fancies that will discover in music a common goal.
Family