Describe Ltd | Journeyman Pictures

Welcome to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. A place where children traffic drugs and the police murder them. Where shootouts, stray bullets and death are all daily occurrences and everyone knows someone who has been killed. This beautiful character led film captures the spirit of what it means to be Brazilian. It offers unprecedented access to the cruel world hidden in Rio de Janeiro's slums.

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Fighting for a seat at the Table

Brazil | 2001

For more than a decade Brazil has opened itself to the global economy. Yet still the richest ten per cent of its people take half the nation's income while the poorest 40 per cent live on less than two dollars a day. The measures Brazil has taken to save its currency -- steps that have thus far satisfied fast-moving global markets -- are hurting the poor and the lower middle class. What's ha…

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The True People

Brazil | 1999

The Xavante people make a plea for the survival of their culture.

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Portrait of a Serial Kisser

Brazil | 1993

Known throughout Brazil for his exploits, Beijoquiero sees “spreading the kiss” as a vocation. He has made a career of springing up at public events and placing a kiss on the lips of famous public figures. Some see him as a phenomenon, others simply see him as a raving mad man.