Hugo Carvana Filmes

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

Eldorado, a fictitious country in America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power. In the eye of this social convulsion, the...

A new incarnation of Cangaceiro bandits, led by Coirana, has risen in the badlands. A blind landowner hires Antônio to wipe out his old...

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The...

God decides to take a vacation, but first He has to find a saint who can rule the universe while He's away. So He goes to the Northeast of Brazil,...

Upon learning that his rich dad is on the brink of bankruptcy, spoiled Vavá summons his friend Jandir with a plan to get some quick cash: they...

Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an...

The heroes of Golden Oldies 1— Juca, PR, and Montanha — are back, following different routes. Montanha lives in an old mansion and gets...

Giovanni Improtta is a criminal who wants to climb the social ladder and become a law-abiding citizen. To achieve it, he commits some more crimes He...

The life of Brazilian actress Odete Lara, muse of the movement called Cinema Novo in Brazil, who exchanged stardom for a quiet and religious life.

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867...

A group of armed soldiers is sent to the Northeast of Brazil in an attempt to stop a famine-struck population from invading and stealing a food...

Antônio is an astrophysicist who has just found out he has an inoperable brain tumor. After decades living in the United States, he returns to...

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with interviews with some of his friends and...

After visiting a fortune teller, Zulmira is informed that a blonde woman will threaten her peace. After talking to her husband Toninho, she suspects...

A white-robed preacher wanders and sermonizes across African lands; European communists and CIA spies conspire out of mutual self-interest to...

A rich, spoiled young man encounters a prostitute and gets confused about the nature of his feelings for her. He can't decide between attraction and...

Four friends who only think about enjoying life, with big parties, women and drinks, are surprised by an eviction. In need of money, the group is...

An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His...