Movies: Samba

Beautiful tribute to the composer Elton Medeiros. Together with his last partner Vidal Assis, he sings, tells stories and moves....

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

A portrayal of the life of one of the most important samba musicians in Brazil, Bahian sambista Oscar da Penha, popularly known as Batatinha (1924 -1997). Through memories of their father, his nine children share their perspectives, as well as inter...

A pictorial portrait of the legendary sambista, Assis Valente. The film traces his biography in a sensorial way, capturing a world divided between joy and despair....

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The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life....

Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola has his life and his music marked by his communit...

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Herdeiros (Heirs) is a documentary about samba, about carnival, about the power of a resistant tradition. Shot in Morro da Serrinha in Rio, the film tells the story of the cultural and musical heritage, of the African heritage of formerly enslaved pe...

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When a young Afro-Brazillian dancer is pressured to live up to her mother’s decorated Samba career, she is haunted by who the world wants her to be....

Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilian music and vision of the black people....

Documentary about João Nogueira, popular singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro...

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