Júlio Andrade

Takes a critical look at mortality--not the violent deaths caused by Brazil's pervasive social ills, but the sneaky illnesses of cancer or depression, which even youth and love cannot prevent. (Yahoo! Movies)

The story of two die-hard hippies, trying to live on today's world. (imdb)

After her boyfriend's death, a successful executive finds some unfinished scripts in the dead man's computer, and decides to make a film of them. Her relationship with the world of movie-making is going to change her life. (imdb)

A charming 'Lolita' seduces a foreigner and throws him into a case of scandal and homicide. (imdb)

A young university student faces financial problems at the same time that her aunt feels attracted by a paper collector and her uncle is in danger of being fired. (adorocinema.com)

A road movie that follows a solitary man as he sets of on a journey to the south of Brazil. The strange characters and absurd situations he encounters along the way present an extraordinary portrait of human relations.

The story of Brazilian popular singer Luiz Gonzaga and his son Gonzaguinha. (imdb)

Juliano and Joaquim leave Rio de Janeiro in search for the dream of gold. The year is 1978. Both arrive at the Amazon Rainforest like so many human beings had arrived. Full of dreams and illlusions. But the life in the mining change them. The obsession by the richness and the power destroy them. Juliano becomes a gangster. Joaquim leaves all his values behind. A story about the golden fever, about ganancy and violence. About a great friendship and its break-up. (Globofilmes)

A group of literature-loving friends bury letters to be opened 10 years later when they will confront the dreams of their youth with what the future has held in store for them. (imdb)

A chronicle of Paulo Coelho's rise from his troubled life to become one of the most influential writers in Brazilian history. (imdb)

In the heavily populated city of São Paulo, Brazil, a young architect discovers a clandestine cemetery while walking through the work-site of his first important project. As terrible memories float back, he must struggle with his conscience and question his own heritage. (Toronto International Film Festival)

The unusual meeting between three deserters from different nationalities (Brazil, German and Italy) during World War II. (imdb)

The life of Elis Regina, undoubtedly the greatest Brazilian singer of all time, is told in this biopic film with energetic and pulsating rhythm. (imdb)

Two childhood friends are reunited on Christmas Eve, bringing to the fore a shared trauma. (imdb)

Marked by losses and mismatches, José's eccentric family seek to be happy while locked in Paraíso Perdido, a nightclub that has stopped in time, where they sing popular romantic music. (imdb)

Over a tense day in the emergency hospital, we follow the surgeon's work Evandro and staff in three cases that require risk surgery: a drug dealer, a military police officer and a rich family child, all injured during a shootout in a slum next to the hospital. (imdb)

Chico and Ana move to an apartment in São Paulo. As they unpack Ana found a cassette tape. It's a mix-tape that Clarisse made 20 years earlier to her husband Daniel. Albeit separated by time, both stories will cross paths in a unique way.

The story of Cadu, a public defender who sees his life change after being mistaken for a drug dealer and end up stuck.

The last years of the life of Maria Bonita, companion of the bandit leader Lampião. (imdb)