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In 1462, the first African slaves were settled on the island of Cape Verde brought by the Portuguese colons. It is supposed that they were the first inhabitants of the archipelagos. They carried with them the rhythms and
The story of the unusual campaign of a chimpanzee from the Rio zoo for mayor of the city in the first municipal elections after the dictatorship.
The biggest Brazilian historical festival of all time. The great cast of the 1973 Phonogram (now Universal Music) meets in three nights to protest against the curtailment of freedom of expression in those dark years of t
The documentary shows how cinema in India is the main source of entertainment and how Bollywood—a centre of film business and of Indian filmography—is one great channel of communication among the different cultures and r
A land is a place of knowledge, resistance and enchantment. It is a place to reestablish the connection with ñanderu and live a life made of prayer, plantation, school, extense family, chicha, chima, terere, guahu, koty
Peace in the fictional Portuguese village Curral de Moinas is disturbed when Quim discovers he had a father who left him a huge inheritance with a bank, the prestigious BLOW-ME (Bank of Loans Over Worth-Market Exchange).
From a forgotten photo of a group of clandestine Cape-Verdean guerrillas in the mountains of Cuba, Elson, a young filmmaker, searches for the silenced heroes of this daring and little-known military operation, whose main
After a five-year hiatus, the "Capelinha" quadrilha returns to the competitions. Intense rehearsals, pulsating rhythms, and elaborate costumes mark the preparation to reclaim their place in the arenas.
An addition to As Armas e o Povo (1975), filmed at the Lisbon Cinemateca in 2019.
Originally from Bahia and considered today one of the most globalised musical movements in the world, Axé is a musical rhythm that carries in its essence a good part of all the musical and cultural syncretism of Bahia. T
A day in the life of humble Dr. Fernando Travassos