Samba Movies

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted las...

Gilberto Gil talks with friends and share his thoughts, influences and reveal his impact on brazilian music and vision of the black people.

Documentary about João Nogueira, popular singer and composer from Rio de Janeiro

The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Esco...

Herdeiros (Heirs) is a documentary about samba, about carnival, about the power of a resistant tradition. Shot in Morro da Serrinha in Rio, the film t...