The Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto, Queen of Bossa Nova TrailerOs Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius TrailerToquinho Maravilhoso Trailer
Roberto Batalha Menescal (Vitória, October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian musician. He was one of the founders of the Bossa Nova movement.
Total trailers found: 29
01 January 2005
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
23 March 2012
As the world boiled in the rush of Easy Rider bikes, in the frenetic pace of Elvis Presley, in Beatniks poets, in the explosion of counterculture, a boy from Bahia gave birth to Rock in Brazil.
21 September 2023
Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet.
15 May 2019
Follows the story of Opinião, a theatre group created in 1964 during the early Brazilian dictatorship period to oppose the government through artistic performances.
20 February 2001
Esta compilação, gravada em 2001, reúne grandes nomes da MPB interpretando "clássicos" dos barzinhos acompanhados pelo som do violão.
06 October 2023
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian samba-jazz pianist who disappeared in Buenos Aires on March 18, 1976.
15 June 2006
The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day.
13 August 2024
The documentary narrates the life of Toquinho, one of the greatest Brazilian artists, a musician who transcends the barriers of time and language with his sensitivity.
09 January 1973
Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.
05 May 2018
Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessively searched for the legendary founding father of Bossa Nova and last great musical legend of our time, Brazilian musician João Gilberto, who has not been seen in public for decades.
20 May 2005
Documentary about Marcel Camus' 1959 film Black Orpheus, its cultural and musical roots, and its resonance in Brazil today.
10 August 1965
Two women from Méier, a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, marry wealthy men who suddenly become millionaires.
08 February 1980
The Caravana Rolidei rolls into town with the Gypsy Lord at the mike: he does magic tricks, the erotic Salomé dances, and the mute Swallow performs feats of strength.
06 September 1976
The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine atributes" in order to get power.
19 June 2009
Loki brings the trajectory of Arnaldo Baptista from childhood, passing through the most successful phase as leader of the Mutantes, marriage to singer Rita Lee and then separation.
13 July 1972
Music manager has to get three of his artists together for a special show, but soon finds out it isn't an easy task.
18 January 2026
The Girl from Ipanema charts the progress of bossa nova (new wave), and the Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto's musical development and rise to fame.
30 December 1973
Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort.
03 October 2024
Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered.
01 January 2015
Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story of Brazilian Music (2015) explores Brazilian music throughout his five-decade career through informal gatherings and jam sessions at his home, featuring Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben Jor, Gilberto Gil, and Marisa Monte, among other luminaries of the industry.
06 June 1972
A private detective is hired to spy a married woman and ends up falling in love with her.
10 September 2020
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music.
08 July 2013
In the documentary, the singer Maria Rita talks about her professional career, music, and life.
