Martinho da Vila Movies

Leci Brandão is a pioneer of socially conscious music in Brazil. A samba singer, communist party activist and the second black deputy elected...

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...

A documentary on the influence that carnival has on the daily life of the Mangueira hill in Rio de Janeiro. It follows the manufacture of the...

In the Documentary The singer, composer, writer and bamba Martinho da Vila guides the viewer through the gigantic world of samba investigating the...

An alien, with the ability to travel through time, visits our planet at various eras.

In sequence to the project "Conexoes", Martinho da Vila recorded this live album, singing in French and Portuguese. A repertoire very well known by...

Documentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.

Marina finally returned to prominence with the release of 2003's Acústico MTV (the Brazilian equivalent of the MTV Unplugged series), which...

A documentary on the career of Beth Carvalho, the Brazilian singer who became a well known samba legend from the 1970s onwards, edited together from...

A brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.

The 1948 South American Championship, won by Vasco, the first continental world champion. In the absence of period records, radio commentary was...

A journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the relationship between poetry and music, sewing testimonials of great names of...

The life and work of the late samba singer-songwriter Candeia.

Portugal, Brazil and Cape Verde. Countries linked by the sea and the culture of nostalgia. The film travels across three continents and finds...