The Best Brazilian Films of the Last Decade

After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.

Young housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and daughter. But when her husband Otavio is suddenly fired from his job as an insurance executive, Helena is left to support the family alone. As Otavio fails to find work and becomes increasingly alienated, business struggles to take off and the pressure on Helena mounts. To make things worse, she discovers that one of the building's brick walls seems to be crumbling. Helena begins to wonder if that may be the cause of all her problems.

Clara, 65, lives her life to the fullest with her family and friends. A construction company wants her Recife oceanfront condo, as they've already bought all the other in the 3 story building. Clara's staying.

When Augusto Mendes gets the role of Bingo, he goes through dilemmas such as the fact that he is an anonymous celebrity and that he can't reconcile his work and his family.

When Rosa's mother makes a surprising disclosure to her one day, Rosa decides to break out of her usual obligations. In so doing she discovers that life holds many surprises in store for her.

Trapped between crime and corrupt public power, Edgar is tired of this life and plans to take justice into his own hands. He executes a plan that puts criminals and corrupt officials on a collision course.

Father and son work as clowns Puro Sangue/Valdemar and Pangare/Benjamin in a circus in the Brazilian countryside. Benjamin decides to follow a different path and meets several people on the way.

The romance between a 18-year-old soldier and the cultural ringleader of an anarchist cabaret.

The lives of the residents of a Brazilian apartment building and the security guards who get the job guarding the surrounding streets.

A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.

Before entering a prestigious American university, Gabriel Buchmann decided to travel the world for one year, his backpack full of dreams. After ten months on the road, he arrived in Kenya determined to discover the African continent. Until he reached the top of Mount Mulanje, Malawi, his last destination.

Zizo (Irandhir Santos) é um poeta inconformado e anarquista, que banca a publicação de seu tablóide. Em seu mundo próprio, onde o sexo é algo tão corriqueiro quanto fumar maconha, ele conhece Eneida (Nanda Costa). Zizo logo sente um forte desejo por Eneida, mas, apesar de seus constantes pedidos, ela se recusa a ter relações sexuais com ele. Isto transtorna a vida do poeta, que passa a sentir falta de algo que jamais teve.

Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.

A journey to the dark cutting edge of desires, lies and wickedness of a love triangle, from the moment a child is mysteriously kidnapped.

The massive arrival of television in rural Brazil in the 1970s jeopardizes the small movie theaters' business. Francisgleydisson is the owner of Cine Holliudy, and he must be extremely creative to keep his passion for cinema alive, a Brazilian way of showing its passion for the 7th art, even in the remotes areas. Cinema Paradiso and Amacord are close references.

Gloria Polk, a decadent and bitter writer, finally decides to give an interview to Carol, a young journalist who lives in the same apartment building. Gloria talks about her decision to go back to writing after a long break. The story is one of female drama that gradually transforms into an unusual thriller. The story discusses the insane creative process of writers, starring Brazil's most-widely acclaimed actress Regina Duarte in the lead role who coincidentally will be celebrating her 50th year in TV and film this year.

Bruno (Fabio Porchat) is a young film editor who has just broke up his marriage with Regina, and returned living in his mother's house. Drowned in deep sorrow, something very weird happens in his life: people around him are gradually disappearing. But only for him. Some kind of blindness.

After his wife's death, Fernando becomes a quiet and introspective man who raises his son, Daniel by himself. Every night, while the boy sleeps, Fernando "revives" his wife by touching her clothes and organizing her personal belongings.

Exploring issues of class privilege among Rio's decadent elite, Casa Grande depicts a teenage boy's struggle to escape his overprotective parents as they covertly spiral into bankruptcy.

He was just a common man working as an animal control officer; however, he caught the wrong dog.

A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares.

The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda (Alexandre Borges) in August 5, 1954, at rua Toneleros, Rio de Janeiro, in which Major Vaz was assassinated instead. Investigations pointed to Gregório Fortunato (Thiago Justino), chief of Vargas' personal guard, as the orderer of the frustrated assassination. This incident was one of the most importants in the history of Brazil.

Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck used to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.

The history of Brazil's southern occupation and the Anna Terra descendants.

The film tells the story of Raul Seixas, a Brazilian rock legend. The documentary unveils by rare archival images, meeting with family, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the artist, who died in 1989.