José Rubens Chachá

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's something else.

After taking a very nasty fall on Christmas Eve, grinchy Jorge blacks out and wakes up one year later, with no memory of the year that has passed. He soon realizes that he’s doomed to keep waking up on Christmas Eve after Christmas Eve, having to deal with the aftermath of what his other self has done the other 364 days of the year.

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The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.

Henry Czerny plays American journalist Michael Coleman, a strung-out expatriate writing for a Brazilian newspaper. His professional obsession is Father Stephen Louis, a mildly popular and charismatic priest who has been the major political opponent of the greedy and ruthless landowners of the Bahia region. Mysteriously, the usually outspoken Father Louis has been silent for three months. With the Brazilian Congress about to vote on a major land-redistribution bill that could potentially tip the balance of power even further, Father Louis’s support of the peasants and his condemnation of the landowners is more important than ever. Coleman sets out alone for the politically unstable Bahia region to capture a highly anticipated interview with the elusive priest.

Amidst feet coming and going, colors and violin strings, the shoemaker of a small village searches for the perfect pair, in a fable of love and shoes.

After a man dies under mysterious circumstances, his girlfriend and his gay lover deal with his death in different ways.

Many exotic characters meet in São Paulo night, looking for love and adventure: Malu, a model; Mauro, a drag queen; Teddy, a hustler; Guto, a gay reporter; and Marta, an actress.

A young man living in a cold southern village in South America, decides to start a trip looking for his father. By doing this he discovers unexpected facts about his Latin American essence.

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Bebel is a young woman in a wheelchair who lives with her mother and grandfather in the countryside. To continue her studies, she ends up moving to a big city, where new adversities become part of her life. At school, her involvement in environmental issues quickly leads her to a certain leadership role. However, a powerful local tycoon does not like this environmental activism in his region at all.

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.

A modern love story set in Sao Paulo about Heitor, a writer and literature professor, and Julia, a theatre student turned veterinarian. A fight over the telephone propels Heitor into a journey through the chaotic city streets to reconcile with Julia. Their personal history unfolds against the backdrop of the city and its people in a series of events representing the struggle between poetry and science.

A bus tour to São Paulo’s touristic spots bumps into several strange people.

Helena is the daughter of rancher Sinval and the sister of João Donato, a renowned international rodeo champion. Her dream is to become a top female rodeo rider, despite her father’s objections, so she divides her time between secret riding practice and her work as a doctor in Barretos.

Pérola is a children's party entertainer who dreams of becoming a renowned chef. She just hasn't gone out yet to fulfill her dream because of wanting to please her mother and family, but her "bit of luck" comes when she is approved to be an assistant to a famous chef on a television show, who, in addition to being famous and successful, is extremely handsome (and seductive), which makes the job easier.

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A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assigned to investigate the murder together with fetishist photographer Oscar. Without any lead, they decide to follow a sexy and popular night-club dancer on the streets of São Paulo, trying to identify possible suspects.

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After loosing all the money he borrowed from a mobster on a poker table, Tobias decides to rob an illegal casino. However soon he has a finger pointed at the vault of the casino for a much bigger price.

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Two hit men, a veteran and a beginner, chatter in a bar on Brazil-Paraguai border, while waiting for their victim to appear.

This short documentary explores how the Ilustrada section of the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper had to fight back against censorship from the military dictatorship in Brazil after Lourenço Diaféria, one of its columnists, published an article criticising the patron of the Brazilian army, Duque de Caxias.

A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.

A family with financial difficulties has a brilliant idea: to make their daughter Lindinha get pregnant of the famous singer Ivan Cláudio to inherit a lot of money and get them out of the choke. They plan the right day that the girl should go out with the star and begin to follow his performance schedule. They just didn't count with one thing: the jealous Jennifer, wife of Ivan, who will not let this story cheap.