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The concert “Macumba live in Recife” starring Johnny Hooker. Recorded live at Baile Perfumado in Recife in April 2016.
Recife, undergoing so many changes, was the scene of a party of joy and tension, sports and politics. A happy experience, but full of the contradictions that make Brazil be Brazil and here wins the face and the space of Recife.
Guia Prático... is a free adaptation of Gilberto Freyre's book of the same name. The 70-minute documentary shows an affective vision of Recife that many locals and tourists are unaware of.
The creepy stories and imaginaries from one of Brazil's most important cities.
A film-essay that reflects on the construction of a memory of the LGBTQIA+ scene in the city of Recife, a memory that links the director's personal memories with the memories evoked by the characters, establishing an affective geography of spaces.
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Film inspired by a poem from João Cabral de Melo Neto and his life in Capibaribe.
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Brazilian documentary about the pioneers Ary Severo (director, screenwriter, actor and screenwriter) and Almery Steves, his wife (actress of famous Recife Cycle films)
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Two unique cities that have been courted configure a universe where many references from João Cabral's vast production can be found. Recife/Seville enters these cities, having as a guide the poems, testimonies and cases narrated by the poet's voice and printed lyrics, and, thus, show the man João Cabral de Melo Neto.
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
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A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.
Cecília, a successful young model, returns to Recife, her hometown, to spend Christmas with her mother. One night, a neighbour she hadn’t seen for a long time, João, shows her a bottle with a mysterious and intoxicating green substance. Cecília begins to fall in love with João, but also discovers he is involved in a secret cult around the figure of Salomé, the luxurious biblical princess.
Cora, a young language teacher, faces problems with one of her students and decides to take a sleeping pill. When she wakes up at the next morning, she notices her house is overturned, her bicycle is missing and a body was found in the Capibaribe River, in front of her house. She now finds herself between reality and fantasy, in a dilemma about her relationship with the crime.
A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.
Documentary about the heavy rock scene in Pernambuco.
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In Recife, Dr. Paulo is an important lawyer that has a daughter, Heloísa, with his paramour and living in the country. A few days before traveling to Europe, Dr. Paulo asks to a close friend to bring Heloísa to Recife. Meanwhile, his bohemian and irresponsible son Helvécio meets Heloísa, and without knowing that she is his sister, he tries to rape her, and she kills him. Heloísa is arrested and goes to trial without any evidence to prove that she self-defended her honor.
A strange figure from the night hires some prostitutes to fulfill their fantasies. In parallel, a hustler wanders through the night to perform a mysterious task. Not everything is what it seems to be in the underworld of Recife.
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asking people on the street to take a seat in front of his camera in a big white tent. He offers them three real (about one euro) for three minutes of their solitude. The tent is located on a square in Recife, a large Brazilian city. people smile stiffly, wave, make the sign of the horns, defiantly lick their lips, or shed their tears.
The film depicts Bruno's encounter with an old flame at the Recife airport. He then recalls the moments spent with Alice during a carnival, and his feelings start to resurface. But could that passion have been just a creation of his mind?
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Zé Ramalho ao vivo is the first (and currently only) live album by Brazilian solo artist Zé Ramalho, apart from his live recorded performances with other artists. It was released in 2005.