Nelson Cavaquinho

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

Documentary made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira, Paulo da Portela.

2000 Release of Live Concert Filmed in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Barcelona, Spain (1999).  • 1. Maçã • 2. Oceano • 3. Açaí • 4. Fato Consumado • 5. Para-Raio • 6. Flor de Liz • 7. Faltando Um Pedaço • 8. Doidice • 9. Um Amor Puro • 10. Eu Te Devoro • 11. Se • 12. Samurai • 13. Capim • 14. Acelerou • 15. A Carta • 16. Boa Noite • 17. Seduzir • 18. Sina • 19. Pétala • 20. Lilás • 21. Azul • 22. Meu Bem Querer • 23. Dupla Traição • 24. Nem Um Dia

Herdeiros (Heirs) is a documentary about samba, about carnival, about the power of a resistant tradition. Shot in Morro da Serrinha in Rio, the film tells the story of the cultural and musical heritage, of the African heritage of formerly enslaved people in Brazil today.

Documentary addressing the composer Cartola and the transformations that took place in Morro Carioca and in Samba during his life. Founder of the Escola de Samba Estação Primeira de Mangueira, Cartola has his life and his music marked by his community and his School, far from the city His school, created as a playful and expressive center for the mangueirense, has now become a point of tourist attraction. This made work possible for the inhabitants of the hill, but it transformed the spirit of samba and its aesthetics.