
06 Jun 2016

Memória em Verde e Rosa
The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

06 Jun 2016

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

03 Feb 2024

"É o Boi" is a documentary that narrates the origins, portrays the present and discusses the perspectives of carnival in the city of Porto Ferreira/SP. Celebrating a tradition that already is already 90 years old, the film is mainly made up of images taken during the Porto Ferreira's carnival and interviews with people who fight daily to keep this unique and at the same time typically Brazilian cultural manifestation alive. Made over almost a decade, "É o Boi" also portrays critical moments of this carnival in the countryside of São Paulo, including disagreements with public authorities that almost led to the carnival being banned and the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the organization of celebrations.
01 Jan 2021
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26 Oct 2015

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21 Mar 2025

This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.

29 Oct 2003

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01 Jan 1965

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

20 Jun 2025

Discover the captivating origins of an iconic little pickup from the 1960s that was transformed into a 'triozinho' and captured the hearts of countless 'foliões' during Carnaval. Through heartfelt memories, interviews, and breathtaking landscapes, this documentary, directed by Daniel Bittencourt, beautifully reveals how a group of passionate music lovers gave birth to one of Linhares’ most cherished cultural symbols, straight from Vila de Regência.
Trans and queer communities shaped carnival traditions in the Canary Islands, exploring their historical role in developing costumes, performances, and celebrations that define the region's festive identity.

15 Mar 2021

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01 Jan 1983
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04 Oct 2009

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01 Jan 1974

The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted tailoring of the costumes by apt hands that stitch together colourful and glowing materials.
07 Apr 2022
The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.

24 Jan 2019

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Documentary exploring the Carnaval de Laza, its ancient traditions and modern practitioners.
01 Jan 1974
Short by Jomard Muniz de Britto

15 Mar 2019

On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro during its world famous Carnival, far from the beach and the touristic clichés, there is an explosive contest between neighbourhoods. This old form of carnival features teams of futuristic gladiators that are a surreal mixture of play and menace. A tradition that has its roots in ancient European carnival traditions and in African rituals, they look like visitors from another planet.

20 Oct 2023

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10 Mar 2024

Follows members of the Zulu Club, New Orleans’ first Black Mardi Gras, as they work to bring the Zulu parade back to the streets for Mardi Gras Day 2022, in the face of a global pandemic, hurricane Ida and the loss of members due to COVID and gun violence.