Affonso Beato Movies

Poor people who live in the slums in Rio de Janeiro decide to occupy an empty apartment building in the rich part of the city. Meanwhile, a rich...

"Pureza" tells a story of a mother, Pureza, who goes in search of her son, Abel, disappeared after leaving for the mining in the Amazon.

As experienced by 9 year old Angelita, the film portrays the hardship of migration endured by her family’s move from a small town in Puerto...

Fernanda is content with her life until she meets Miguel, a drug addict, bisexual male prostitute. She becomes captivated by him and leaves her...

A documentary about the fathers of Bossa Nova: João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

A profile of composer, performer, and author Elizabeth Swados, inter-cutting scenes of the artist at work and in travel with personal reflections and...

A vision of the different forms of handicraft production in the interior of Paraíba.

Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...

Young congressman Miguel Horta represents a party that is directly opposed to the present government. He slyly switches parties in order to gain...

Alice faces a lot of trouble to make a film about artist Marcel Duchamp. She randomly chooses musician Antônio for the main part, and ends up...

The documentary follows a caravan of acrobats through the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, presenting the situation of circuses in Brazil through...

Beginning with a history of two thousand years of Jewish life in Morocco, the movie incorporates extensive archival footage, as well as interviews...

A collection of testimonies from Brazilian indigenous people about the interests of FUNAI (National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples), multinational...

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and...

The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons...

Artist Heitor dos Prazeres talks about his life as a painter and samba musician.

Karlo and Katia appear to have it all - gorgeous looks and growing success in Los Angeles's glamorous entertainment industry. But after a financial...