Nelson Pereira dos Santos Movies

In Bahia, an educated black man returns to his home fishing village to try and free people from mysticism, in particular the Candomblé...

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his mother arranges for him to have an...

On 17 May 1931, the young director Mário Peixoto released his masterpiece "Limite" in a premiere in Capitólio Theater in Rio de Janeiro...

The rise of real life country singers Milionário e José Rico from their humble beginnings until musical success.

On a scorching summer day in Rio de Janeiro, five impoverished black boys venture out of their favela to peddle peanuts throughout the bustling city....

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.

After a powerful outlaw dies, a reporter interviews his lover and gets three different stories about the legendary man.

It's Christmas Eve and an aunt and her nephew have to deal with their platonic relationship.

Milionário and José Rico are robbed of their money and their fans' enthusiasm. But a female truck driver is out to help them.

On the day of his wedding, young man from a family of immigrants faces some problems to get the money needed for the last arrangements. The family do...

An extended research tour of US university film programs introduced dos Santos to the American avant-garde filmmakers, among them Jonas Mekas and...

Two kids and a living, talkative doll attempt to catch a mulatto boy-like, supernatural one legged figure known as the Saci-Pererê, that enjoys...

Short musical film paying a tribute to samba composer Zé Ketti, one of the greatest popular artists of Brazilian music. In a jam session, in...

Documentary on the view, testimonies and times of Darcy Ribeiro, since military dictatorship.

Documentary in two parts about Brazilian writer, journalist and sociologist Sérgio Buarque de Holanda. The first part describes how the author...