Mair Tavares Movies

The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.

Ângelo arrives at his grandmother's house in Minas Gerais. There, a small chest full of coins and an enigma were discovered, supposedly left by...

Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).

During the Second World War, a cooperation agreement between the Brazilian and US governments led to the transportation of around 60,000 men from the...

The trajectory of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, better known as Lampião, his cultural legacy and the myths and controversies that surround him.

On screen, a bride gets ready for her wedding day. Off screen, middle-class young women from Rio de Janeiro share their experiences and impressions...

Returning early from his vacation after the Carnival period to investigate the murder of a young French tourist, Breno Wanderley is faced with...

A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True.

On the porch of a farm, a woman tells stories while cutting and sewing scraps of cloth, creating images that form a towel. There are four stories of...

Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.

Young and recently separated couple meet in a modern house and start discussing their past relationship.

One man, two lovers: Ana and Anna, living in identical apartments. Paranoia is the name of the game in this hallucinatory.

After a restless night he is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. Through the peephole, he sees a stranger. He doesn't know why that man is...

The documentary shows the 450 years of the rich history of the city of Rio de Janeiro and its profound transformations, using archive images, 3D...

Diogo is a cartographer and artist who is encharged to set the new frontiers of Portuguese Colonies in South America. When he reaches the center of...

"A Long Journey" tells the story of three siblings who reach adolescence in the late 1960's. The documentary's storyline follows the youngest...

A documentary on Brazilian poet and composer Vinicius de Moraes, made by his daughter a few months before his death.

It’s 1939, and the world is teetering on the edge. On the day World War Two breaks out, a group of people discuss the state of the world in a...

"Life and work of the Maranhense poet Sousândrade (1833-1902), illustrated with engravings on Brazilian history, from the discovery to the...