Jardel Filho

Laughed at when he announced the discovery of the elixer of life, a scientist Professor Expedito Vitus devotes himself to the reconstitution of a map which has been divided into eight parts. The owners of these parts are being mysteriously murdered. Thanks to this map, he ends up making the most important archaeological discovery of the century: the tomb of Runamb, the Mummy, in the sands of Egypt...(imdb)

Public relations man is invited to guide American millionaire during his stay in Rio de Janeiro. In this course, he gets involved in the most bizarre situations, from orgiastic mega-parties and sexy ménages-a-trois to confrontations with the police, meetings with drug dealers and movie stars, facing corruption and even murder.

The life of a boy in the streets of Sao Paulo, involved with little crimes, prostitution, etc (imdb)

True story of Brazilian bank clerk who supplied money for the guerilla fighting against the military dictatorship of the 70s. When he changes his disguise, he gets involved with high society, and with industrialists who were financing repression to the groups he stood for. (imdb)

During the carnival, in Rio de Janeiro, rich farmer meets lovely girl in a ball, but at midnight she flees, leaving behind her breechcloth, part of her costume. The man in love tries to find her all around town. (imdb)

Cristina, a young woman recently married, becomes a widow before her marriage to farmer Alexandrão is consummated. She hopes to find some peace in the apartment she inherited from her late husband, in Rio de Janeiro. But there a scoundrel called Constantino starts to court her. The problem is that everytime they go to bed, her husband's ghost appears to prevent their lovemaking. (imdb)

A university professor escapes to a motel in the interior, pursued by police. His arrival will represent an inevitable clash betweenhis rationality and the primitivism of Jorjão, the motel owner and his mistress Rosenda.

Our story begins with Macunaima's miraculous birth to an old woman in a tiny jungle settlement. Born full grown, he discovers his life's purpose which leads him and his family/followers on a journey to the Big City. On the way, more miracles occur, but Macunaima still has the heart and mind of a child. In the Big City, he is co-opted by terrorists who enlist him in their revolutionary schemes. In the Big City he learns that nuts are not always food and other hilarious lessons of life. (imdb)

José Guerra, a humble citizen of the country's Reserve 17, naively cashes a check of one hundred thousand strikmas which he received from a mysterious Hindi. It's the equivalent of ten trillion dollars. The authorities require that money be deposited in the state and order the confinement of Jose Guerra in the interest of national security

A professor of Egyptology is playing the Don Juan. His wife will find him out and he will get what he deserves. (bfi.org.uk)

Eldorado, a fictitious country in Latin America, is sparkling with the internal struggle for political power... (imdb)

True story of a famous and violent Brazilian outlaw nicknamed "Paraíba". After being shot, Paraíba tries to hide inside a church, where he starts remembering episodes of his criminal life. (imdb)

Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time. (imdb)

Cora is a Mexican prostitute with typically inconsiderate johns. She is troubled by a hole in the ceiling. The hole triggers flashbacks regarding how she got to where she is; she hooked up with a gringo and got involved in digging a well. A horse thief given up for dead gives them a hand. (imdb)

Mike, an architect, is married to Lin, a beautiful and unfaithful woman. Returning from a trip, he finds she's disappeared. When he tries to locate her, he also learns about her many affairs, and he gets closer to Marina, his efficient assistant, who helps him solve the mystery.

Based on true events, the film tells the story of Brazilian outlaw Promessinha, one of the most famous and feared criminals of his time, depicting his crimes and cruelty, until his death confronting the police. (imdb)

Rosario is a prostitute who lives in her married sister's house. When the latter wants to be a hooker too, she doesn't approve. (imdb)

As a prize for winning a TV quiz show, an Argentinean girl gets a ticket to Rio de Janeiro, where she stays for one week. During this time, she meets three suitors, and her heart has to choose one of them.

After a long journey, a man comes to a small town looking for a woman, They tell him she is no longer there... it is then that the search becomes more intense and dangerous.

Man and woman fall in love while in treatment for TB, in the beautiful town of Campos do Jordão, Brazil (imdb)