Fernando Duarte Movies

Eduardo Coutinho was filming a movie with the same name in the Northeast of Brazil, in 1964, when there came the military coup. He had to interrupt...

Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by...

History and decadence of the city of Alcântara narrated through what remains of its buildings and ancient documents.

Biography of a Brazilian dancer who lived on an island and practiced nudism when it was forbidden by law.

Documentary about Brazilian soccer player Tostão.

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

After an extended period directing original screenplays, dos Santos returned to the creative engagement with literature that was the wellspring of...

A report on Sarney's inauguration as the governor of the Maranhão state. His promises are heard alongside images of the grim reality.

Marta, a young mother, hardly believes when she hears her young baby speak. She tries to convince the other people in the family of the fact, but...

In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way....

Young robber, son of a prostitute who had killed herself, gets involved with two police informers, who force him to share the loot he gets.

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship, ‘Mulheres: uma outra história’...

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

A brief look at Amazonas, its population, their costumes, the rich nature and its importance to Brazil and the world.

Directed by Sérgio Bernardes Filho, "Desesperato" tells the story of a writer (Raul Cortez) who leaves his home to carry out literary research...

Documentary about the people who came from all over Brazil to work in the construction of the city of Brasilia, their stories, and the abuse and...

Documentary about the oppression of a group of a families of the MST, the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement, who invaded Anoni Farm, a farm in the...

In the city of Porto das Caixas, a woman seeks help from multiple lovers to murder her dirty husband. Desperate to free herself, she decides to put...