Alcione

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A film about the universe of Clementina de Jesus, singer revealed at the age of 63 as one of the greatest voices in the history of Samba.

An intimate look at the life and career of Paulinho da Costa, the most recorded percussionist in music history. The documentary explores his unique rhythmic language and his collaboration with legendary icons.

Orphaned by father and mother, Clara has always dreamed of building a singing career. At the age of 16, she moved to Belo Horizonte, where she won the ABC Golden Voice contest. In 1966, she recorded her first vinyl: A Adorable Voice by Clara Nunes. The approach to samba made her achieve the longed for success, in addition to international repercussion. Clara Nunes revolutionized the music industry, becoming the first woman to break the barriers imposed by the record label.

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Recorded live at Circo Voador, Rio de Janeiro, on September 20, 2006. The album contains 16 songs that represent a summary of her different phases as a singer and songwriter, and that provoke emotion and confirm the artist's talent. Here, Alcione sings "Joana França", a song by Chico Buarque, Frejat performs a duet on "A mim e a mais nobody" and Luiz Melodia participates in "Tola foi você".

In the summer of 1970, Janis Joplin went to Brazil to get away from heroin. During her meteoric and nearly anonymous stay, the singer was thrown out of the Copacabana Palace, drank heavily, and met the love of her life.

The trajectory of musician and comedian Mussum as vocalist of the group "Os Originais do Samba" and later in cinema and TV as a member of "Os Trapalhões", a group that revolutionized the way of making humor on Brazilian television.

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Since samba emerged in Rio de Janeiro, the presence of women has been fundamental to its creation, maintenance and perpetuation to this day. Muses, pastors, aunts, composers, dancers, godmothers, carnival dancers, mulatas, performers and even as workers, they form a panel of colors, feelings and sounds in the representation of this culture. This film takes a brief look at the history of some of these women, honoring and recognizing their strength.

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Leci Brandão is a pioneer of socially conscious music in Brazil. A samba singer, communist party activist and the second black deputy elected in the history of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo, she transformed her life into a fight for more diversity. As she herself says, "samba is Brazil's identity card". Several personalities reflect on the importance of Leci, at 80 years of age and with 50 years of career, in building a Brazil with less hate and more opportunities.

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A docufiction that reveals the obstacles faced by AIDS victims during its worst period when it was a new and deadly disease. Interviews with famous Brazilian personalities and anonymous people about the disease’s pandemic all over the world, their opinions, and hopes for a future cure.

Fátima is a woman who left São Luís do Maranhão for Rio de Janeiro to fulfill her dream of being a singer. As the years go by, her dream becomes more and more distant and she finds herself forced to exchange stages for tarot cards.

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Like other documentaries that show distinct time frames of people's lives to give them a proper dimension and reveal their fates, "Mangueira em 2 Tempos" searches for the children, now adults, who participated in 1992 video "Mangueira do Amanhã".

The origin and trajectory of the Samba School Nenê da Vila Matilde is told by its founder.

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