Paulo Moura

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.

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“Naked Eye” is a film-documentary of long-length of the artistic and existential universe of the singer Ney Matogrosso, which proposes to recreate through archive’s images in counterpoint with the current production of the artist, thirty-five years of career marked for inventive and transgressing spectacles, always symphonize with its time. Through a coherent boarding with its intransigent trajectory, the film intends to translate the language musical-corporal of Ney Matogrosso, trying audiovisuals resources that express signs evoked poetical politicians and in the repertoire of the singer. A film-song that that looks for to, ultimately, embody the voices of an artist who searches for a nation.

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After being collected from the dressing room of the Candomblé center, Ana shares her desires, memories, dreams, and reflections with the viewer through a diary.

A musical documentary and tribute about "choro", an older style of playing that forms the foundation of all Brazilian composition, including samba and bossa nova.

In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden, everything vanished. This film maps the spectacular trajectory of the ex-Army corporal that ruled as a monarch, and was condemned to ostracism for an offense to which he pleaded not guilty.

The adventures of Pedro, a musician who is trying his luck in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1950's. He leaves his hometown Belo Horizonte to share a lodging with his brother Carlos in Rio. During one of his gigs, he meets Arlete, a singer in a vocal group and fall in love.

The film tells the story of an intuitive, adventurous man who loved his country and being Brazilian. This man fought to be loyal to himself. His music is a transparent portrait of his genius, intuition, freedom, adventure and passion for Brazil.

The story of three characters in a brothel room: the prostitute Neusa Sueli, the gigolo Vado and the homosexual Veludo speak of their lives and expose their marginality.

Loosely based on an Oswald de Andrade screenplay, "Perigo Negro" is a segment of anthology film "Oswaldianas" which deals with a uprising soccer player who has his career spoiled by a unscrupulous gambler

The life and work of Zezé Motta.

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Marisa Monte's debut album concert. The show was recorded live at the Villa-Lobos Theater and featured special appearances by Ed Motta, Paulo Moura, and Nouvelle Cusine.

Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and maestro, Paulo Moura, talks about his influences and show his passion for the samba.

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

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars.

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