Carnaval Movies

"É o Boi" is a documentary that narrates the origins, portrays the present and discusses the perspectives of carnival in the city of Porto...

During the carnival the painter Marcello, who has just sold a painting, meets his beautiful neighbour Lucy, disguised as Pierette. That very night...

Pelé, a retired nurse, revisits his memories as a performer in the Boi Tira-Teima group from Caruaru, Pernambuco. Between longing for the past...

Trans and queer communities shaped carnival traditions in the Canary Islands, exploring their historical role in developing costumes, performances,...

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

In the traditional carnival of the small town called Las Tablas, there are two rival streets: Up Street and Down Street. A young couple, after an...

Following Karol’s kidnapping and murder, three suspects become the focus of the investigation. As different accounts of the events come to...

The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted...

The Império do Gramacho Carnival *bloco* has been taking to the streets since 1972, always with great spirit and rhythm. It is one of the few...

"The Mystery of the Black Domino" was the first film directed in Brazil by a woman, the pioneer Cleo de Verberena. Marcos and Virgílio are...

Short silent documentary on Carnaval at Malmédy, Belgium.

Renilson: Life and Carnival" is a documentary that tells the story of one of the greatest cultural figures in the city of Acari, in Rio Grande do...