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- DirectorMarcos JorgeStarsJoão MiguelFabiula NascimentoBabu SantanaIn the great restaurant of life, there are those who eat and those who get eaten. Raimundo Nonato finds an alternative way, a life of his own: he cooks in order to survive and find a place in society. He arrives in town without a penny in his pockets and starts working as help in a decadent bar, a nasty place, lost amid the urban desert. He sleeps in the storage room on the back, and under a cold neon light learns how to fry "pastel" and "coxinhas", outdoing his "master", Zulmiro, the owner of the bar. Nonato is ignorant, but talented. He knows how to work the kitchen, soon others realize it too. The first one to notice him, is Iria, a prostitute, who doesn't know how to cook but loves to eat and starts an affair with him. Then, Giovanni, the owner of the Boccaccio (an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood), offers Nonato a job as his apprentice. A turn of events results in Nonato spending time in prison. For the prisoners and their boss, the violent Bujiù, Nonato is a savior; in fact soon their meager meals turn to a feast of exotic dishes orchestrated by Nonato's magic. As a consequence of this, Nonato is given the following the nickname, a well suited one indeed: Rosemary.
- DirectorGuel ArraesStarsMatheus NachtergaeleSelton MelloRogério CardosoFollows the lives of 2 poor Brazilians and their schemes to get money and the consequences of their actions.
- DirectorAnna MuylaertStarsRegina CaséHelena AlbergariaMichel JoelsasWhen the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
- DirectorJuliano DornellesKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsBárbara ColenThomas AquinoSilvero PereiraAfter the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsFernanda MontenegroVinícius de OliveiraMarília PêraThe emotive journey of a former schoolteacher who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
- DirectorHector BabencoStarsEnrique DiazWagner MouraCaio BlatStories of crime, revenge, love, and friendship at the Carandiru Penitentiary, the largest prison in Latin America.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaFelipe LacerdaStarsSandro do NascimentoRodrigo PimentelLuiz Eduardo SoaresOn June 12, 2000, a young man with a gun took the passengers aboard Bus 174 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil hostage. This documentary examines the event itself, the resulting media frenzy, the police response, and the perpetrator's background.
- DirectorBreno SilveiraStarsÂngelo AntônioDira PaesMárcio KielingThe story of Francisco, a very simple and poor man whose dream was to see his children become country music stars, and who made all the efforts to make it happen.
- DirectorAndré PellenzStarsPaulo GustavoRodrigo PandolfoMariana XavierAfter another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.
- DirectorFernando MeirellesKátia LundStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoMatheus NachtergaeleIn the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
- DirectorDaniel RibeiroStarsGhilherme LoboFabio AudiTess AmorimLeonardo 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.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsEduardo CoutinhoElizabeth TeixeiraFerreira GullarA filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.
- DirectorCláudio AssisStarsMatheus NachtergaeleJonas BlochLeona CavalliShort stories revolving around a bar and a hotel in Recife, unveil a mosaic of exotic characters living in the Brazilian underground.
- DirectorAnselmo DuarteStarsLeonardo VillarGlória MenezesDionísio AzevedoA simple yet devout Christian makes a vow to Saint Barbara after she saves his donkey, but everyone he meets seems determined to misunderstand his intentions. Will he be able to keep his promise in the end?
- DirectorRené SampaioStarsAlice BragaGabriel LeoneOtávio AugustoOn an unusual day, a series of coincidences lead Eduardo to meet Monica at a party. Curiosity is aroused between the two and, despite not being alike, they fall madly in love. This love needs to mature and learn to overcome differences.
- DirectorNelson Pereira dos SantosStarsÁtila IórioMaria RibeiroOrlando MacedoA poor family in the Northeast of Brazil (Fabiano, the father; Sinhá Vitória, the mother; their 2 children and a dog called Baleia) wander about the barren land searching for a better place to live, with food and work. But the drought and misery destroy their hopes.
- DirectorRogério SganzerlaStarsHelena IgnezPaulo VillaçaPagano SobrinhoThe story of a famous Brazilian criminal, called The Red Light Bandit because he always used a red flashlight to break in the houses during the night. Working alone, he also used to rape his female victims.
- DirectorMario PeixotoStarsOlga BrenoTatiana ReyRaul SchnoorThree people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
- DirectorGlauber RochaStarsGeraldo Del ReyYoná MagalhãesOthon BastosAfter killing his employer when he tries to cheat him out of his payment, a man becomes an outlaw and starts following a self-proclaimed saint.
- DirectorJayme MonjardimStarsCamila MorgadoCaco CioclerLuís MeloBased upon the true story of Olga Benário, the German-born wife of Brazilian communist leader Luís Carlos Prestes. During the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas (1930-1945) she was arrested and sent to Nazi Germany, where she was put to death in a concentration camp. After World War II began, Vargas decided to support the Allies.
- StarsAracy BalabanianLuis GustavoMarisa OrthCaco Antibes (Miguel Falabella) and his wife Magda (Marisa Orth) lived in a luxurious mansion in the Jardins in São Paulo until the IRS discovered bankruptcies in Caco's personal accounts and they were evicted from the mansion and their property was confiscated. They went to live in the apartment of Magda's uncle Vanderlei Mathias (Luis Gustavo)--the Vavá--and her mother Cassandra (Aracy Balabanian). Vavá, a bachelor who owns a tourist agency that swings between going well and not going well, hardly rejoices at the family's arrival, considering them "a bunch of crazy irresponsibles." Lazily they live off of Vavá while Caco creates ideas for easy money.
- StarsAndrea BeltrãoFernanda TorresVladimir BrichtaFátima and Sueli are good friends that share an apartment and a job in a wedding shop. They hope to find their Prince Charming but their love lives are always a mess.
- StarsLúcio Mauro FilhoGuta StresserMarieta SeveroSitcom about a dysfunctional but loving average Brazilian family.
- StarsSusana VieiraRenata SorrahJosé WilkerThe baby daughter of a mother of five from a poor background is kidnapped, and the mother fights to get her back; as time passes, she rises to a better life with her remaining children.
- CreatorJoão Emanuel CarneiroStarsAdriana EstevesDébora FalabellaMurilo BenícioA young girl who had her life ruined by an ambitious, unscrupulous woman returns to her as an adult, under a new identity and seeking revenge.
- CreatorBenedito Ruy BarbosaStarsGalba GogóiaHumberto CarrãoSamantha JonesA wealthy cocoa bean farmer with a mysterious connection with nature holds a grudge against his youngest son, since his mother died during childbirth. Things complicate when they both fall for the same woman.
- CreatorIzabel de OliveiraFilipe MiguezStarsTaís AraújoLeandra LealIsabelle DrummondFollows the story of three maids that have been through hard times and, against the odds, band together to form a successful music group.
- StarsThiago FragosoFernanda SouzaDalton VighA countryside young man gifted with precognitive powers moves to the big city, where he meets some unscrupulous people interested in his gift, and the girl he knows is the woman of his life.
- CreatorWalcyr CarrascoStarsMariana XimenesMurilo BenícioDrica MoraesA humble girl who rises to become a wealthy, vengeful widow returns to the small town that humiliated her and to the man she loved, bringing their young son.
- StarsReginaldo FariaClaudia OhanaJosé LewgoyTieta's father expels her from the fictional city of Santana do Agreste because of her liberal behavior. Years later she returns to seek vengeance against the people who judged her before.
- StarsAlexandre BorgesAna CarbattiArlete HeringerThe unconditional love a mother has for her daughter, even after they fall in love with the same man.
- StarsDeborah SeccoMurilo BenícioCamila MorgadoSol, a dreamy young woman from the carioca suburbs, attempts to emigrate to the United States, believing in a better life with better opportunities.
- StarsVanusa SpindlerAntônio FagundesGlória PiresThe enmity between two rancher families in territorial dispute, and the forbidden love between a drover and a landless, mysterious woman with no past.
- StarsRegina DuarteAntônio FagundesGlória PiresIntending to be rich and successful at any price, a callous young woman abandons her family and is pursued by her mother for the reckoning.
- StarsPatricia PillarCláudia RaiaMariana XimenesThe friendship of two women is torn apart as one, supposedly innocent, is accused of murdering the other one's husband.
- DirectorCésar RodriguesStarsPaulo GustavoRodrigo PandolfoMariana XavierAfter triumphing with her new TV show, Dona Hermínia must deal with the problems of her adult offspring as she realizes that they are leaving home. She must face the struggles of being a grandmother and welcoming her sister back to Brazil after a long time away.
- DirectorSusana GarciaStarsPaulo GustavoMariana XavierRodrigo PandolfoDona Hermínia now has to deal with her gay son getting married and her daughter being pregnant.