All Brazil articles – Page 18
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The Friends
An architect who lives in the city of São Paulo starts his day going to the funeral of a childhood friend, when things begin to change in his life.
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Five times Favela – Now by Ourselves
Based on the classic “Five times Favela” (1961), the film is split in five episodes, all written, directed and produced by young filmmakers who live in the Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.
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Dirty Hearts
When Japan lost World War II, a new war started in Brazil. A war between the Japanese immigrants who accepted and those who did not accept the defeat.
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Rezende's Salve Geral gets Brazilian nod for Oscars
Brazil has named Sergio Rezende’s true life drama Salve Geral as the country’s entry for the foreign language Oscar.
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Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicks off with If I Were You 2
The seventh-annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicked off last night with a Central Park Summerstage concert by Silvia Machete and screening of Brazilian box-office record-setter If I Were You 2, directed by Daniel Filho.
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Brazil box office surges ahead of 2008 by 34.6% in first half of year
The spectacular success of Se Eu Fosse Voce 2 and other local titles helped drive ticket sales in the first six months of 2009 to $244.8m in Brazil, an increase of 34.6% from the same period last year while admissions rose 31.1% from 42.2m in 2008 to 55.4m this year.
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Tropicália
Documentary that revisits Tropicália, an important Brazilian cultural movement, alternating exclusive interviews and historic archive footage from some of the most famous Brazilian artists such as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
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The Waiting Room
While a woman is dying, her group of friends that fought against the military dictatorship face a conflict between past and present.
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The Secret Life of Stars
A promising astrophysicist meets a young attorney when he makes a major discovery that could change his life.
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The Midday Sun
After the tragic outcome of a crime of passion, a man leaves Brazil on a journey in search of redemption.
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Temporary Hell
The re-encounter of two friends who spent their childhood together in a small town at Minas Gerais but took different paths in life. A few days before Christmas Eve they meet and start questioning who made the best choices.
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Sea Change
An art expert delves into the biography of a controversial painter who disappeared 50 years ago and suddenly starts feeling his presence.
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Scarlet Moon
The lives of two sisters change forever when one of them is raped and becomes pregnant somewhere in the Brazilian backlands, where people believe the pregnancy is a miracle.
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Paraísos Artificiais
The story of two middle-class brothers who become involved in the international trafficking of synthetic drugs
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One night in 67
A documentary about the final of the third TV Record Brazilian Popular Music Festival that was held on the night of 21 October 1967, when some of the most important names in Brazilian music were at the peak of their careers.
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O Bem Amado
Comedy about a Brazilian politician who builds a cemetery in a town where nobody ever dies.
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Nunca Antes na História deste País
Brazilian politicians fight for power and, once they have it, they use the state’s money and contracts with private companies to enforce corrupt practices.