Cafe de los Maestros (2009)

Director: Miguel Kohan

The story of the legendary maestros from the golden age of Tango. This film is an introduction to the once globally-popular form of music and dance, a... Read more

Carandiru (2003)

Director: Hector Babenco

Starring: Rodrigo Santoro, Milton Goncalves, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Maria Luisa Mendonca...

Carandiru, Brazil's largest correctional facility. Built to house 3,000 inmates, it is home to over 7,000 murderers, rapists, drug addicts and crimina... Read more

Central Station (1998)

Director: Walter Salles

Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Vinicius De Oliveira, Marilia Pera

This extremely well made, touching Brazilian drama follows a young boy whose mother is killed near Rio de Janeiro's central train station. Befriended... Read more

City of God (2002)

Director: Fernando Meirelles, Katia Lund

Starring: Seu Jorge, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Douglas Silva

Celebrated with international acclaim, this powerful true story of crime and redemption has won numerous awards at festivals around the world. The str... Read more

City of Men (2007)

Director: Paulo Morelli

Starring: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha

Adapted from the Brazilian TV series created by the producers of the film "City of God," this engrossing drama relates the story of Acerola and Laranj... Read more

City of Men: The Complete Series (2002)

Director: Fernando Meirelles, Philippe Barcinski, Regina Case, etc

Starring: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha

Following the outstanding success of the Oscar-nominated 'City of God', the same team made this incredible 9-part series for Brazilian television. Fi... Read more

Elite Squad (2007)

Director: Jose Padilha

Starring: Wagner Moura, Caio Junqueira, Andre Ramiro, Maria Ribeiro, Fernanda Machado, Fer...

For decades Rio de Janeiro has ranked as one of the most violent cities in the world. Brutal drug lords patrol the favelas, and gun battles with polic... Read more

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

Director: Jose Padilha

Starring: Maria Ribeiro, Seu Jorge, Irandhir Santos, Andre Ramiro, Wagner Moura

Exciting sequel to 2007's "Elite Squad" finds recently promoted Lt. Col. Nascimento (Wagner Moura) in charge of a special operations squad in Rio de J... Read more

Erotique (1994)

Director: Clara Law, Lizzie Borden, Monika Treut, Ana Maria Magalhaes

Starring: Kamala Lopez-Dawson, Priscilla Barnes, Marianne Sagebrecht, Camilla Soeberg, Mic...

This erotic film compilation, told from the female perspective, features four separate vignettes by four award-winning international directors. Lizzie... Read more

Favela Rising (2005)

Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary

Starring: Anderson Sa

Anderson Sa grew up in the slums, or favelas, of Rio de Janiero. Tormented by the murders of his family and many friends, this former drug trafficker... Read more